![]() Weaker passwords such as MyDogLucy may take 8 days or less to crack with a single computer at 4 billion computations per second. For this reason, it’s important to assume the worst and make your password the strongest you can conveniently make it. Note: Hackers will sometimes access and use multiple computers when attempting to crack a password. By using a complex password, the risk of the password being decrypted by a hacker, once they have gained access to an encrypted copy of it, will be lowered. We can prevent our other accounts from being compromised, should one be hacked, by using a unique and complex password for each website of which we are a member.īy using unique passwords, hackers are not able to use the information obtained to access other websites. ![]() With this risk, it is important to ensure that should one account be compromised, the rest will not. Evernote alone reset over 50 million users passwords when they were breached. In the past year, companies such as Ubisoft, Evernote,, and Yahoo! have been hacked allowing hackers access to passwords, names, addresses, and other personal information proving that it is always possible for a website or service to be breached. When using the same password on multiple websites, we risk the security of all of our accounts should one of the sites we are a member of be compromised. The internet has become an essential part of our lives, and with the increased connectivity comes a need for each person to protect their digital activity from others. ![]() The Importance of Unique, Secure Passwords In this tutorial I will explain how to use 1Password 4 ($49.99 in the Mac App Store) to manage your digital identity, including passwords, credit cards, software licenses and more. Since so much emphasis is placed on passwords protecting our banking information, saved credit card information on online stores, and the ability to use our digital identity on social media, the risks associated with using the same password on multiple sites is greater than ever before. ![]() Passwords protect our digital lives from prying eyes and malicious individuals. ![]()
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