COMPUTICA

It's LENGTH that matters.

Try this quick quiz. Try to memorize:

t%43BV&^aPh7$

and

banana-gorilla-rat

and then type them into a password box. Statistically, the second one would take 32 times longer to crack by hackers using a brute force method.

So do you want to struggle with cryptic passwords or use ones that are easier to remember, easier to type and save you time? It's easier to remember 3 key words and type them without mistakes than it is to memorize and type 13 random characters and those 13 characters are no more secure.

The BEST way is to use a password generator and use 18+ random character passwords and let the password program fill them in for you, but in some cases, where you might have to type in your password repeatedly, using easier words that you can visualize and remember at a glance will make your life much easier.

btw, I tested myself and it took about 20 seconds for the first password and 8 second for the second one. And the potential for errors was much less with the second one since I can tell if I typed it wrong because it's made of words that I know how to spell and not random characters that follow no pattern.

Also, if you choose a longer password like ferrari-skyscraper-lincoln which is 26 characters, it's even more secure by a huge factor

https://www.techlicious.com/blog/new-proposed-password-guidelines-from-nist/

TL;DR: Be careful out there. Hackers are creating sites that impersonate real sites and either don't send product or send cheap knock-offs. They've been around for so long that their sites come up at the top of search results now.

Brand Impersonation Campaign Targeting Big Brands Bolster's threat research team uncovered a widespread brand impersonation scam campaign targeting 100+ clothing, footwear, and apparel brands.

Android users. The is a BIGGY! Do this ASAP!!!

TL;DR: If you have an Android phone (pretty much anything other than an iPhone these days), the best thing to do right now is:

Turn off Wi-Fi calling
Turn off Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE)

and then wait for a patch to fix this vulnerability.

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/03/17/dangerous-android-phone-0-day-bugs-revealed-patch-or-work-around-them-now/?fbclid=IwAR2GlQFEaR6p17vf3z31lX_3Mky6XPIMUYbuRAn622QNg2wcAnaLq1Lzby8