Passwords
Think your password is secure?
Click on the button below to find out if your password is strong enough!
The Status Quo
The purpose of a password is the make sure that your account is secure
and that only you have access to it. If you use simple passwords, you
can be easily hacked. Most people don't really put this into perspective,
so here's some statistics:
With a brute force attack, it would take a hacker:
0.29 milliseconds to crack a password with...
7 letters
5 days to crack a password with...
9 letters
Over 10 years to crack a password with...
Upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. (Example: P@ssw0rD)
Password Managers
Now that you know the key to a strong password, you must be thinking:
How will I remember all of these passwords?
Well, there's an easy solution to remembering all of these complex passwords:
Password Managers!
What's that?
Password managers are software that can store your passwords in an encrypted database. They can also help you generate passwords, and check if your existing passwords are strong.Benefits
- Only need to memorize 1 password
- Information is encrypted, which prevents hackers from accessing your data
- Safer than writing down your passwords on paper or a spreadsheet/document
- Many password managers are completely FREE!
Click below to explore Password Manager options!
