Still using the same password since 2006?

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Six essential cybersecurity tips to ignore entirely​

Your money, your identity and your life are all online, and you’re still using the same password you used on MySpace in 2006.

Ignore these tips:

Implement the latest anti-virus software
You installed this and your laptop slowed to a crawl. So it’s effective in that any prospective hacker would give up on their slim hope you have bitcoin after five minutes waiting for the Tesco site to load, but otherwise a waste of £29.99 every quarter.

Regularly back up your data
You bought an expensive five terabyte external hard drive, saved your data on it and then forgot the password. Now you’re not even sure where it is. It simply does not get more secure than that.

Change your password regularly
Use a memorable combination of 15-85 characters comprised of upper and lower case letters, special symbols and ancient Sanskrit. Never write it down, except on the Post-It note taped to your desk. Change it every 14 days.

Never use public WIFI
The public WIFI at the airport has an incredibly dodgy-looking registration page that keeps crashing. It’s your choice: allow your private data to be instantly hacked, or miss your flight because you couldn’t download your boarding pass?

Implement two-factor authentication
Reverse a decade of quick one-click shopping by waiting to painstakingly input an extra code sent to your old mobile number, giving plenty of time for buyer’s remorse to kick in before the transaction has even concluded.

Update your system regularly
Crucial for combatting ransomware but f.ucking annoying when you’re just trying to send an email to Tom in finance, so just snooze it for approximately 3,600 days or until your entire identity is stolen and your life savings siphoned from your bank account. But updates can take 20 minutes and you’ll lose all your open tabs.

via ~ DailyPassword123

 

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