Passwords Suck

1 minute read | Last updated 28-Nov-2020 |  Privacy, Risk, Security

Passwords are the worst. Trying to pick a “secure” one makes the whole thing worse. Every site and service has it’s own variation on the “rules” for making a strong password and it’s hard to remember what you’ve set your password to.

Are those rules really making our passwords stronger? Do we need so many different passwords? Is it even possible to keep track of all of these passwords?

How to cybercriminals attack your passwords? What do hackers do with the passwords they gain access to? What are cybersecurity defenders doing to help?

In this episode, we’ll try to tackle these questions and more. At the end, you’ll get some straight forward actionable advice that can help you make handling passwords a little bit easier while actually increasing your security.