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It's important to have a secure password. This is obvious, of course. Because if your password isn't safe, your information, personal or otherwise, could be at risk. I read an article about passwords today, and basically it talked about how people have been using simple, easy-to-guess passwords like "12345", despite hacking risks.My Opinions
On the Article
The article really gave me a new viewpoint on the world of passwords and password protection. It presented the idea that the security/safety of passwords, while mainly dependant on the password user, still somewhat falls into the hands of the website creators themselves. This had occurred to me long before reading the article, but it never really burrowed that deep into my mind. The article gives examples of how major websites like twitter are making an effort to keep people from choosing simple passwords. But in contrast, it gives another example of other popular sites like eBay having conflicts about how to beef up their password security methods. Upon reading this, I realized that while it's easy to create a strong password, it's not so easy for companies/websites to make sure that passwords and information stay protected.On Password Protection
Really, it all boils down to how durable your password is in the first place. (If you want tips, here's a presentation I made on how to create a safe password). In terms of strong password creation, the possibilities are endless as to what you can come up with. All you really need is a sliver of an imagination. Of course, it doesn't entirely depend on the password itself. You should be smart about how you use your password. For example, it's not necessarily wise to use the same password for everything. But at the same time, you shouldn't have too many different passwords between websites, or you might forget some of them. My advice is to create your own password system. This is where you take a password, or several passwords, and devise a strategy for how you use each one across the internet. Maybe you could slightly change the one password (if that's all you have), for each website that you use.
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