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How to Keep a Password Secure

Posted: September 23, 2014
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Passwords are meant to protect private information. However, in some cases the passwords that we choose just aren't strong enough to stand up to hackers. Make sure that the password you use is secure enough to keep hackers at bay.

Lisa Onland, writer for Social Media Today, shares how to keep your passwords secure.

How Secure Is Your Password?

First Adobe and now Gmail? If you’re not familiar with the latest privacy scandal that’s got the world on edge, just last week it was discovered that over 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords have apparently been leaked and shared on a Russian Internet forum. Slightly unnerved? Freaking out? You wouldn’t be the only one. Password protection has become a hot topic in recent months, what with the leak of naked celebrity selfies and the constant threat that one wrong click will send our most private of communications into the wrong hands. So what can you do about it? Well, let’s just say that cold turkey isn’t an option. We’ve all become just a little too entrenched in the digital world to start pushing for a complete withdrawal.
Read the entire article How Secure Is Your Password? on Social Media Today.