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It is a common misconception that to be secure online, expensive software and systems are required or people ask “why would I be a target, I have nothing to hide.”<\/p>\n
It is not expensive to vastly increase your online security whether for yourself, your family, or your organization. It is basically a matter of policy.<\/p>\n
And even if you have nothing to hide and no need to worry about security, try talking to some folks that have had their identity stolen. Learn what is like to spend years rebuilding a life that has been compromised, flagged, and blocked from getting credit, loans, or even a flight abroad.<\/p>\n
What is involved in creating a policy to stay safe online and implementing it?<\/p>\n
After spending a few minutes reading through this list, it can take anywhere from a full day for an individual or weeks for an organization to break bad habits and implement a policy that focuses on security and privacy. I think everyone that uses the internet should do this, as well as increasing your online security and privacy, it will also save you time. By implementing a policy like this it will save you time, you will have more time so I am essentially saving your life. Now read my tips and then you can start to think about how to add it to your life, improve your online security, and save yourself time.<\/p>\n
If you are doubting how much time this will save you think about how long you spend tapping a password into a login box, maybe you need to do it several times. After several attempts perhaps you give in an go through the account recovery process. This is because you are doing passwords wrong.<\/p>\n
Even though we are almost into 2020, many people are still not doing passwords right. And that is with a password manager, which is software that is used to remember all your passwords. The fact is, human brains cannot remember strong passwords, random characters, and numbers that are long and unique. Writing them down is not a secure option, also time-consuming, having the same password is too risky, just check Troy Hunts tool<\/a> to find your overused password publicly available on a dark web paste or breach.<\/p>\n The passwords you use should follow these rules:<\/p>\n The only way you are going to get by using a password like without going crazy is by using a password manager. Some object saying, what good is it putting all my private passwords in one place, I understand the objection although these password managers are designed to do one thing, and that keeps your passwords safe.<\/p>\n Using a unique password for every service may seem crazy to some. It’s not and soon it will almost be a requirement. Thanks to the excellent work by leading cybersecurity expert, Troy Hunt. There is now an API available that allows websites to inform users if a password has previously been exposed to a data breach. This then forces the user to use a unique password. But what about a unique email address? Most people cannot keep track of their unique passwords. They cannot be blamed for this as very few human beings are capable of remembering both secure and unique passwords. Our brains are simply not designed to do this. The solution here is simple, a Password Manager. \u00a0 While the idea of using a Password Manager may not instill confidence in people that already have a hard time remembering passwords. This is a common misconception. The password manager will allow you to only have remembered one password. No more remembering multiple weak passwords of past pets or street names. Your old phone number that has existed for the last 6 years on the dark Web, no longer has to be your password. With a Password Manager at your service, you no longer do you have to be scared of those 16 digits passwords, or longer.<\/p>\n Another thing I see which is a terrible security practice is saving passwords to browsers. This is far more insecure, especially when using a browser like Chrome, run by a company that openly shares sensitive information with various third parties<\/a>.<\/p>\n Setting up a password manager may take you a full day (if you have a lot of passwords), resetting passwords and automatically saving them to the manager. But the time to be gained is far greater, for example, now that I use a password manager, I never have to spend my time waiting for a password reset email to arrive or tapping every password I may have used into a login box. I now the password manager to automatically log me in. I have also put together a transparent and trusted list of recommended password managers<\/a>. Here at Thexyz I often recommend Dashlane<\/a> and offer a 6 of free service through our special offers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The University in Gie\u00dfen, Germany had a security incident that required resetting the passwords of 38000 students. Students are lining up to get their new passwords on paper, after identity verification. More about the incident on the bottom of this page: https:\/\/t.co\/uMBOi2MpJr<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QEKcPMZ2Sk<\/a> \u2014 svbl (@svblxyz) December 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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