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Cybersecurity Tip: Creating Strong Passwords
In today's digital age, safeguarding your online accounts has never been more crucial. As we constantly evolve our digital presence, it's vital to ensure our first line of defense - our passwords - are robust. WNB Financial brings you up-to-date cybersecurity insights to enhance your online safety.
The Power of Password Length:
Which password is stronger, “K%V9b?v7” or “1OrangeFrogReading!”?
Surprisingly, length matters more than complexity when it comes to password strength. A longer, memorable password keeps you safer and saves you from constantly resetting forgotten ones.
Current Cybersecurity Perspectives:
While using uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters is still important, making a password overly complex often just makes it harder to remember. Today, fraudsters don’t guess passwords, they use algorithms that run through every possible combination. Each character you add makes their job exponentially harder.
Creating a Strong, Memorable Password:
A good strategy is to combine an adjective, noun, and verb for the base of your password. This naturally creates length and makes it easier to remember by visualizing it. Then, add some numbers and a special character or two. For example: GoldLionRoars1874$, easy to type, easy to remember, and very hard to crack.
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