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DP06 Protecting Devices

A combination lock with rotors spelling out the word "password"

 

A data breach can also happen when we encrypt the device with a weak password.

 

Sadly, it’s not enough to avoid common passwords like “password” or “123456”. Modern computers can make thousands of password guesses every single second.

 

Longer passwords like a random, nonsensical sentence are almost always better than something like “L44np9W8!”.

 

“Dreamy Simpsons were magically dysfunctional” is far stronger than “S0Go0563”. It’s also much easier to remember!