The guide to password security (and why you should care)

Source: howto.cnet.com
Author: Sharon Vaknin

Find out how your password security can be compromised, and how to create and manage secure passwords.

In a better world, vulnerable accounts like banks, medical records, e-mail, and cloud drives would be protected with biometric systems. A swipe of a finger or a retina scan would allow access to your most important data.

Alas, eight-or-more-character passwords still dominate Web service log-ins. Anything from your investment portfolio to your Facebook account is simply accessed with an e-mail address (or username) and a few characters.

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