@LurganIeUk wrote:
Okay. I got this!
But more seriously ... long passwords are better than complex passwords. Throw off brute force sequential attacks with a long sentence (in any language). Yes - a sentence - why use a paltry one or two words with a paltry 8 or 12 characters when you can easily remember a sentence with a total of 50+ characters? Throw off dictionary attacks by using at least one or two words which won't be found in any dictionary, maybe scramble the word order a little to break language attacks, just because it's so easy to make things so hard.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy Korth" is easy to remember and 45-characters long. Add in a deliberate spelling error or typo so it can't be easily guessed or copied by strangers, add a number or symbol anywhere in the middle and the entire password suddenly also becomes "strong".
The requirement to arbitrarily use an uppercase, lowercase, number, symbol, etc doesn't actually add much security value because the "hacker" already knows (or must assume) the requirement. In fact, the more strict and rigidly-defined the password format must be, the more easily it can be guessed or computed.
@cellphoneuser1 wrote:@LoreckAvery Your password is the only thing that stops someone from getting in your account.
Yes, a tough password. Also misspell or change your name a bit. And use an email address that is not your day to day one!!!
@LoreckAvery wrote:I’ve been having my own issues (not sim
hacked) and have noticed quite a few people are getting sim hacked on here! I hadn’t even heard of this prior to a couple months ago! Is public mobile especially prone to this? Is there a better security system to have in place to prevent this? This is legitimately my worst nightmare if this happens to me.
I think the spam police are after me again today. Messages are once again disappearing. Hopefully this makes it through.....
@LoreckAvery If you practice good cyber security online you should be OK. If, like a lot of people, you use the same easy password across a lot of sites or you post personal details and information on public sites (facebook, twitter etc) you may be setting yourself up for misery.
