The fact is, people get their online accounts pilfered every day.
Well, for right now, maybe there isn't a better way to protect ourselves online than using strong passwords that we change regularly. About a year ago I presented several tips on using passwords.
I'm willing to accept the fact that passwords are the best data-security option today, but they're far from perfect, primarily because of the human factor. Either our passwords are too easy to guess or we're too willing to share them, whether inadvertently (by writing them down where others can find them) or on purpose.
It didn't take long for me to abandon the fingerprint reader entirely. I have a feeling that other password alternatives--biometric or otherwise--have similar shortcomings. It might be possible to make one of these access-control technologies more reliable, but doing so could make the cost prohibitive for PC vendors.
Since we'll likely be relying on passwords to secure our systems and data for some time to come, we need to keep in mind that cyberthieves are getting trickier and trickier in the techniques they devise to coax our passwords out of us. Even as we become more mindful of the attempts to steal our passwords, we have to prepare for the day when ours will fall into the wrong hands.
Well, for right now, maybe there isn't a better way to protect ourselves online than using strong passwords that we change regularly. About a year ago I presented several tips on using passwords.
I'm willing to accept the fact that passwords are the best data-security option today, but they're far from perfect, primarily because of the human factor. Either our passwords are too easy to guess or we're too willing to share them, whether inadvertently (by writing them down where others can find them) or on purpose.
It didn't take long for me to abandon the fingerprint reader entirely. I have a feeling that other password alternatives--biometric or otherwise--have similar shortcomings. It might be possible to make one of these access-control technologies more reliable, but doing so could make the cost prohibitive for PC vendors.
Since we'll likely be relying on passwords to secure our systems and data for some time to come, we need to keep in mind that cyberthieves are getting trickier and trickier in the techniques they devise to coax our passwords out of us. Even as we become more mindful of the attempts to steal our passwords, we have to prepare for the day when ours will fall into the wrong hands.
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