How to keep your passwords secure

Passwords — how many do you have? Can you remember them all? Have you resorted to using just one password for everything? Maybe you name?

Above are only some of the many ways to create insecure passwords. Other things to be aware of:

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If creating & remembering a large number of secure passwords is too difficult, try a password manager:

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