It is better to be safe than sorry so now is the ideal time to think about protection of your accounts. With the recent attacks on Twitter, the issue of privacy and protection has risen to the forefront. Here are some IT security tips on how to create strong passwords that will keep your account safe:
Use Complex Passwords
Four-digit PINs are not deemed safe anymore; there are more effective ways of keeping your smartphone safe. For Apple users, you can change the PIN so that it requires a more complex password to unlock your phone. Just go into settings, then ‘general,’ here you will see ‘password lock’. Now you can turn off ‘simple passcode,’ which will allow you to enter a more complex password.
Use long Tail passwords
If you’ve come up with a few password ideas, why not test them out and see how secure they are. The name is rather self-explanatory and it will tell you just how long it can take for a desktop PC to crack the password.
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