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GUEST ESSAY: Until we eliminate passwords, follow these 4 sure steps to password hygiene

The Last Watchdog

Silo your risk by generating a unique password for each of your online accounts. Two-factor authentication may seem technically complicated, but “2FA” is a security measure you already know. Anytime a website sends you an SMS code or asks a personal security question, that’s a form of 2FA.

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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

Checking Email Addresses and Passwords in HIBP There'll be a significant number of people that'll land here after receiving a notification from HIBP; about 2.2M Many others, over the years to come, will check their address on the site and land on this blog post when clicking in the breach description for more information.