http://techland.time.com/2012/10/25/these-are-the-25-worst-passwords-of-2012/?hpt=hp_t3
The discussions questions from the article:
- What tips does the CEO of SplashData give for creating a unique password?
Slain, the CEO from SplashData, suggests to use “passphrases” when creating unique passwords. The reason for this is because “passphrases” are easier to remember and at the same time more difficult to be guessed by others. For instance, the phrase “I can’t sleep without my teddy bear” could be simplified to “IcswmtB”. In addition, strong passwords require some numbers, punctuation marks, and upper case letter so my new “passphrase” ends up being ” I.cswmtb86 ” .
- Why are passwords important?
Password are extremely important because they ensure that our information is kept secured from many sites. Since today most transactions are made over the internet, an stolen password can endanger your financial an personal data. For example, if someone steals my password to access to my Amazon’s account and this website have my debit card number saved whoever gets access to it can make purchases using my money without my notice. Also, transfer of funds can be made from my bank account to others if a perpetrator breaks my password. The simplest thing that can result from a stolen password is just embarrassment of details changed in your account from sites like Facebook. Even though you can always go back and create a new Facebook account if it has been hacked, but nobody wants to go over the process of letting friends, classmates, coworkers, and family know that the messages they are receiving is not actually from you. This is why I strongly advice all of you to start using “passphrases” and secure yourselves from perpetrators who are just waiting to get lazy people using passwords like “12345678” and do harm to them.
