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According to research by security firm Sophos, a third of people use the same password for a number of different websites. This isn’t good practice because identity thieves could steal or deduce the password for one site and use it on many others. See GetSafeOnline.org’s advice about strong passwords for more information.
(Hat tip: PC World)
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Dear Sir/Madam.I was suggested by HSBC Bank, that I need you to find out that my PC is adequately protected. Thank you!
It’s not that people are not aware of the online dangers, but having only one password is much easier. What we have to learn is that we can use a password management application to keep all our passwords safe and in this way we can create different passwords for each sit in part.