…right? You should. Certain passwords are easier to crack than others, but any password can be cracked. So if you think yours is safe (and we’ll test that later in the semester) or if it’s ok to use the same one for all your password needs, here is an Ars Technica discussion about passwords, and how it’s not so hard after all. One thing criminals count on is that you don’t take passwords seriously, but you might after this.
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Lecturer in the Informatics department at the University of California, Irvine. Previously on the faculty of Nevada State College's School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Lee Business School, and The University of Maryland, Baltimore County's School of Information Technology and Engineering. I'm the creator of IS301.com which you are reading right now, co-founder of and regular contributor to theexperiencebar.com, and all-around fun guy.
