{"id":18620,"date":"2018-02-01T07:53:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?p=18620"},"modified":"2023-09-16T05:19:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T05:19:59","slug":"absolutely-must-use-strong-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/blog\/absolutely-must-use-strong-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Absolutely Must Use a Strong Password"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a basic economic law. While there are easier ways that pay higher, there will always be people that are eager to go against the norm. To hurt, to steal, to lie, to hack. Unfortunately, there is nothing me and you can do against that. We can only do our best in order to prevent for that to happen to us.<\/p>\n

When talking about your cyber security, there are a couple of things that you can do to prevent theft of your personal sites, profiles, and information.<\/p>\n

First, and foremost don\u2019t let your devices remember Free Public Wi-Fi networks. If possible, never use such. It is possible and a common practice for hackers to impersonate such networks with their devices.<\/p>\n

What that means is when you go to the mall and connect to the Wi-Fi, if you let your device remember the connection, the next time it detects a connection with the same name, it will connect automatically. And if this time the connection is not the genuine Wi-Fi of the mall you are at, your device will connect to the hacker\u2019s device. Thus, giving him access to all your data.<\/p>\n

Again, never let your devices remember the connection. And if possible, don\u2019t connect to free public networks.<\/p>\n

The second way to take care of your cybersecurity is to use a strong password.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0\"password\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A Definition of Strong Password<\/h2>\n

Before we go to the definition of a strong password, let\u2019s find out exactly how the hackers are trying to hack your website or profile.<\/p>\n

One of the most common terms in hacking and one of the most famous (except hacking itself, of course) is the so-called \u2018brute force\u2019.<\/p>\n

In essence, brute force is when a hacker tries to enter your website by trying a vast number of predefined and frequently used passwords. All of this happens automatically. The person that is trying to brute force your website could be outside, drinking coffee, while a bot enters and re-enters different combinations of username and a password, in order to break in your website or profile.<\/p>\n

The strength of your password is one of the main ways to prevent this. And the harder it is for a computer or a human to guess the password in case they don\u2019t have any idea what it is, the stronger the password is. In an attempt to go as far as possible from mathematics let\u2019s just note that the longer, unpredictable and complex your password is, the stronger it is.<\/p>\n

And logically, the stronger the password, the less risky it is for you to get hacked.<\/p>\n

If we have to bring out a definition of a strong password, it could be something like this:<\/p>\n

A strong password is a long, complex and unpredictable line of letters, numbers, and symbols. Its main function is to prevent humans and computer programs from guessing its forming parts and their arrangement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bonus: List of the most common password in 2017<\/h2>\n

If you can find your password of any of your registration, I would highly recommend you to take care of it right now and go change it.<\/p>\n

Here is the list of the most common passwords in 2017:<\/p>\n

123456; password; 12345678; qwerty; 12345; 123456789; letmein; 1234567; football; iloveyou; admin; welcome; monkey; login; abc123; starwars; 123123; dragon; passw0rd; master; hello; freedom; whatever; qazwsx; trustno1;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Strong Password Tips<\/h2>\n

Here are some tips for choosing a strong password.<\/p>\n