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Do longer passwords protect you from compromise? [New research by Specops]
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 103564" data-source="post: 1059481"><p>There are brute force attacks, social engineering, malware "Key Logging/Screen Scrapers" and as stated Phising. Grabbing the hash for cracking tools,ect. Using a GPU as already stated or even a botnet can certainly speed up the process. There are plenty of free tools available for cracking passwords. Ones best bet is to make them substantially harder to do by using enough symbols and different characters. Using reliable password managers help with creating and storing of, and if applicable, always use two-factor authentication as it will be a serious pain in the arse for any hacker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 103564, post: 1059481"] There are brute force attacks, social engineering, malware "Key Logging/Screen Scrapers" and as stated Phising. Grabbing the hash for cracking tools,ect. Using a GPU as already stated or even a botnet can certainly speed up the process. There are plenty of free tools available for cracking passwords. Ones best bet is to make them substantially harder to do by using enough symbols and different characters. Using reliable password managers help with creating and storing of, and if applicable, always use two-factor authentication as it will be a serious pain in the arse for any hacker. [/QUOTE]
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