Hackers have developed password cracking tools which are powerful enough to crack common passwords in minutes. Today, eight-character passwords can be cracked by consumer password recovery software in under an hour. This makes it imperative for technology users to adopt longer, stronger passwords. IT teams should mandate the use of stronger passphrases and mandate that users update their passwords on a regular basis. IT staff should not include easily-guessed information in their passwords, such as birthdays, family and pet names, or words for items hat appear within view of the users computer system.”]
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