Odds are they are too easy to decipher.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/security\/2013\/05\/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords\/<\/p>\n
Even a kiddie with a single computer can try 3 Billion guesses a second.<\/p>\n
(That’s the same as the number of seconds in the last 100 years.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
The really bad guys can try 350 Billion in a second.<\/p>\n
Want a secure password? \u00a0Here’s what it should look like:<\/p>\n
227Gq.g9AvTZ23U}22iK^7g<\/p>\n
Here’s what it should NOT look like:<\/p>\n
momof3g8kids<\/p>\n
Yep: that means you need software to keep track of your passwords… unless your memory is a lot more capable than most.<\/p>\n
I’ve recently switched over. It was a pain to redo dozens of passwords, but now mine are pretty brute-force proof.<\/p>\n
Further, I changed the answer to my “security” questions:<\/p>\n
What is your mother’s maiden name?
Answer: 37Fc8{<RtG9p&78492p<\/p>\n
I did this on my important accounts first – the ones where money is involved: bank; iTunes; PayPal and so on.<\/p>\n
I’m also no longer using the same password for two different sites.<\/p>\n
This is a real PITA, because now I need something with me to get my passwords, and I have to keep my devices sync’d with that information.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the information age.<\/p>\n
Tracy<\/p>\n
Oh… Ars promises a review of password software soon. I’ll post the listing. \u00a0I use 1Password.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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