Passwords: Are Words Better Than Random Letters?
Creating and managing strong passwords is a fundamental key for internet security, but remains a challenging task for many users who cannot break their bad habits of recycling the same password for multiple accounts. Because of these poor password security practices, attackers exploit them compromising personal and organizational security, which leads to more data breaches and cyber-attacks that continue on the rise. I created a list of password security measures to prevent this. Adopting the strategies below can enhance password security and should be considered for improving personal and organizational cybersecurity. What are some words people should use or avoid? Words that people should use for generating their passwords are: A password must contain upper case letters i.e. letters from A-Z. Password should also contain a lowercase letter (a-z) Numbers from 0-9 should also be part of the password. People should use symbols like ~`! @#$%^&*()_-+={[}]|\:;“’<,>.?/ w...