According to a survey, 46% of modified passwords are more likely to be guessed by hackers. However, a recent study by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shown that changing passwords regularly is annoying and makes them even easier. Don’t feel free to change passwords, though many professional suggestions have shown it’s a good habit to change passwords regularly(like 1 month, 3 months, half a year and so on). But if the password is recorded in the working environment, it will undoubtedly increase the risk of leakage.Ģ. If users do this at home, it will be safer. Usually, users will write down the passwords in their notepads or sticky notes to ensure they will not forget that. Obviously, with the prevalence of brute force and dictionary attacks and the dramatic improvement of computer performance, these passwords are vulnerable to hackers.ġ. Avoid using weak and short passwords like 123456, password, qwerty, iloveyou, these commonly used words are recognized as the worst passwords, if you use any of them, hackers will crack your accounts effortlessly. Don’t use your name, birthdates, ID card numbers, and any personal information in your password, even if the name of your families, friends and pets are not good choices to use in a password.Ĥ.
The password must be as long and complex as possible, at least 16 characters, and include uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols.ģ. If a hacker cracks one of your accounts to obtain a password, the other accounts may no longer be safe.Ģ. Do not use the same password for multiple accounts.
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