![]() Set up two-factor authentication on every online account that allows it. We strongly recommend doing two other things which are slightly inconvenient but will make your online accounts much safer. "FluffyMcKenzie69" may be long and contain upper-case letters and digits, but it's still not a great password. Don't use your own name, your hometown, your birth year, or the names of any of your loved ones. You may love your pet, but don't use its name in your password. Don't use personal information in your passwords. If one account of yours is compromised in a data breach, then every account with which you use the same password and username should also be considered compromised. Never reuse a password, because that makes the damage from data breaches much worse. Ideally, they should include capital letters, digits and punctuation marks, but if they're 20 characters or more you can probably get away with all lower-case letters. Each password should be at least 16 characters long. Let's review the three cardinal rules of passwords. ![]() For example, if you take four random words of five letters or more and string them together in every possible way, you'll end up with 24 strong, hard-to-guess but easy-to-remember passwords. ![]() It takes just a little effort to come up with good, strong passwords. If you're using any of these terrible passwords, or anything that even looks like them, stop doing so immediately. It shows that many people just can't be bothered to protect themselves online. ![]()
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