It will never cease to baffle me how many people still choose childishly simple passwords like "12345" or "password" to attempt to secure their digital accounts and devices, and how those same people -- even if they choose a sufficiently complex password -- will nevertheless marry their password with easy-to-guess password recovery answers.
For some reason, the only time we don't even blink an eye regarding these kinds of slipshod practices is when it comes to securing our digital accounts. In the real world, of course, nobody would ever willingly hand over something like their house key just because a guy walked up and said he knows your mother's maiden name or where you went to high school. Yet, this is exactly what we do too often in the online realm, which is the kind of thing that leads to so many of the hacks, data breaches and leaks that have dominated cybersecurity news headlines this year. In this post, which comes just a few days after World Password Day, will take a closer look at some of the password-related mistakes you should avoid -- and some best practices you should follow.
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