Password: Nowadays a large part of our life has merged into mobile phones and apps. Our choice, interests, locations, online activity – everything is saved in digital form. And the most important key in this digital world is the password. If the password is weak or stored cautiously, it becomes very easy for the hackers to reach your data.
How are the passwords hack?
Many times we choose such an easy password that anyone can easily guess them. Some people save their passwords in browser, app or third party tools, which can prove to be a big security lapse inadvertently.
Then how to keep yourself safe?
If you want no one to break your password and your information is completely safe, then definitely adopt these things.
How to make a strong password?
Keep password long and complex
Keep a password with at least 12 letters which are not found in any dictionary. A mixture of large and small letters, numerals and special signs (#, $, %, @ etc.) is necessary.
Avoid name, date of birth or easy words
Like hackers first try passwords like “123456”, “Password”, “India@2024”.
Keep separate passwords for each account
Using the same password everywhere means to open the house, office and car with a key. If a key is lost, everything will be in danger.
Use password manager
If it seems difficult to create a separate password for different accounts and remember, then take the support of the password manager. This tool makes a strong password for you and saves them safely. You just have to remember a master password.
What to do if the password is leaked?
If you feel that your password has been leaked or someone has come to know, then take this step immediately.
- First change the password immediately
- Create a separate and strong password for each account
- 2-Facter Authentication (2FA) on, so that no one can login even while passing the password
- Check your account login history and security logs
- Change the password immediately in the sites where the same password was used.
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