It’s no longer acceptable to use dates of birth, pet names and so on for passwords. These easily guessed words were never secure, but it didn’t matter much in the past — quite frankly, who cared if a black hat got into your email account? So what? However, things are much different today, because our lives are now digitally enveloped. Everything from banking to relationships is now inexorably online. To protect your digital life, you need hardened passwords.
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How to Password-Protect Your Digital Life
Posted by: Patrick Nelson June 6, 2013 05:00 AMIt’s no longer acceptable to use dates of birth, pet names and so on for passwords. These easily guessed words were never secure, but it didn’t matter much in the past — quite frankly, who cared if a black hat got into your email account? So what? However, things are much different today, because our lives are now digitally enveloped. Everything from banking to relationships is now inexorably online. To protect your digital life, you need hardened passwords.