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* It’s also advisable to ensure that your social networking passwords are all different and to generate difficult passwords that include numbers, capital letter
by iamdave 17y ago
* It’s also advisable to ensure that your social networking passwords are all different and to generate difficult passwords that include numbers, capital letters and special characters, if at all possible.*
I'm inclined to think that Mashable's target audience involves non-technies, individuals who would find that sort of password recommendation very insightful, but in the end, would never come up with a password that complex on their own. And if they are talking to techies, who (I would hope) put some thought into their passwords, thanks for the tip chief.
- frederickcook 17y agoIf one can buy 1000 ID's for $25-$45, actual password strength is probably much less important than using different passwords for different sites. Why bother running a password library or brute force program when you can just purchase the ids/passwords for so cheap?
- omarchowdhury 17y agoThe point being made here is that you shouldn't use the same password for everything. It wouldn't be hard for the purchasers of these lists to determine if some of the users data is also valid on another websites (for example - Paypal).
- jolie 17y agoThat's why I recommended a few password management tools in the next sentence. I assumed our readers would want something simple and effortless and well as secure.