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CS02 Password Security

 

We’ll be looking at how to avoid reusing passwords in a moment.

 

For now, here’s a story about a cybercrime victim – let’s call him George.

 

A man looks at the camera with his arms folded

 

One day, George wakes up to find that his Facebook account has been hacked.

 

This baffles him. Although he uses the same password for many of his accounts, he’s never shared it with anyone, nor has he fallen for a scam.

 

His password is also very strong. It would take thousands of years for a computer to guess it.