Today majority of Internet users are vulnerable to cyber attacks, not because they aren't using any best antivirus software or other security measures, but because they are using weak passwords to secure their online accounts.
Passwords are your last lines of defense against online threats. Just look back to some recent data breaches and cyber attacks, including high-profile data breach at OPM (United States Office of Personnel Management) and the extra-marital affair site Ashley Madison, that led to the exposure of hundreds of millions of records online.
Although you can not control data breaches, it is still important to create strong passwords that can withstand dictionary and brute-force attacks. Yea, Brute-Force Attach.
You see, the longer and more complex your password is, the much harder it is crack.
However, you can stay safe online by abiding to some of these rules which include using of Password Manager to secure your account.
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