How to create a safer password
A short password, or one using a name or a word in a dictionary, can be easily cracked by computers. And simply adding “@” for the letter “a” isn’t going to fool the bad guys. Here’s cryptographer and computer security expert Bruce Schneier’s advice on using and managing your passwords.
1. Use a “passphrase”: a sentence you can remember. Then replace each word of the phrase with its initial, a similar digit or symbol, or, at random, use a whole word.
For example:
MY DOG NATE WOOFS AND RUNS IN HIS SLEEP
m d N8 w @ r ! h s
The new password is mdN8w@r!hs. (Don’t use this one, though.)
2. That may still be tough to remember. If you need to, write a reminder and hide the paper somewhere safe. But write the phrase or a hint, not the password.
3. Generally, if you have a strong password, you don’t need to change it unless you suspect you’ve been hacked. But don’t use the same one for different services.
source: CNN
Match the words with the definitions.
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1. initial |
a) to break into someone else’s computer |
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2. expert |
b) first letter of a word |
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3. to fool |
c) something that reminds you of something |
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4. to hack |
d) to trick someone |
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5. reminder |
e) a specialist |
answers: 1-b 2-e 3-d 4-a 5-c
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to crack (a code) |
megfejteni |
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to fool |
átverni |
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cryptographer |
titkosírás szakértő |
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expert |
szakértő |
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sentence |
mondat |
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initial |
kezdőbetű |
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digit |
számjegy |
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at random – véletlenszerűen |
véletlenszerűen |
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tough |
nehéz, kemény |
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reminder |
emlékeztető |
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hint |
utalás, célzás |
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unless |
hacsak nem |
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to suspect |
gyanakodni |
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to hack |
feltörni számítógépet |
