Because apparently the whole internet is now unsafe and you need to change your password for pretty much everything.
I'm only just getting around to it myself. Because no one would bther stealing my identity since I have nothing worth taking. I couldn't get a credit card, let alone the person taking my identity.
on a side note, if you want to see how safe your password is, just try it one this website: howsecureismypassword.net
apparently the one I'm using now will take six years to break. Although it would take A Million Years just by adding 123 on the end.
That said, I probably shouldn't be using the same password for everything :S
Don't be fooled by my smooth skin. The deepest scars are the ones unseen.
Remember compliments you received, forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how..~ Baz Lurhman.
Letting it get to you - You know what that's called? Being alive. Best thing there is. Being alive right now that's all that counts. ~ Doctor Who "The Doctors Wife" 06.November.2011
Apparently one of my passwords would take 5 quintillion years to crack but all mine are different.
There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you.
But there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.
I aint no abacus but you can count on me.
One of mine would take 2 trillion years and the other would take a thousand years.
Mine would be hard to guess anyway because I just randomly pick a password based on what I am thinking about at that point in time and I add numbers no one would bother to think of. Basically whatever I am thinking just randomly gets put together and that's what my password ends up being. I only remember it because it ends up being completely bizarre.
“I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend...”
― Neil Gaiman
Lol this whole trillion years thing isn't quite True. It is a very narrow assumption. The Internet hasn't ever been safe, I'm sure there are guys and gals that Crack emails and Facebook accounts whilst half asleep. I'm not saying that having a strong alphanumeric password isn't a good idea though.
EDIT: Just as a rule of thumb, I wouldn't suggest typing your password into a random site to see how safe it is. It seems a little sketchy to me.
Last edited by EvanO : 14-04-2014 at 05:46 AM.
Lookin at the world through my rear view, searchin for an answer up high, or is it all, wasted time ~B.O.B
Very true and yeah I don't think that things is really accurate (it's more for shiots and giggles than anything) and if someone is an extremely good hacker they would have no trouble figuring our passwords out. I change mine every year or so but that's only because I am a fickle person and usually make a new email every year. Plus sadly most of the time I do end up forgetting my passwords after a certain length of time (my memory is sadly pretty horrid). I honestly have nothing worth hacking into though, as clever and witty as I may seem at times I am rather boring.
“I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend...”
― Neil Gaiman
Yes I agree with you. I have a lot of different passwords and change them often. Sometimes I have to write them down because I hate forgetting them. I don't really think the majority of people need to worry about people hacking their accounts. It happens, but it's fairly rare.
Lookin at the world through my rear view, searchin for an answer up high, or is it all, wasted time ~B.O.B
True unless your like most of my friends and let all their other friends know their passwords which I find idiotic. I never tell anyone my passwords so I can't fathom why others do. I used to write my passwords down to remember them and than I would lose what I wrote it down on or I lose my phone after putting it on my notes and sometimes accidentally end up deleting it off my comp (I have issues lol).
“I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend...”
― Neil Gaiman
Yeah I don't ever tell anyone my password unless it's imperative. I write some of my passwords down and put them in a little wallet that stays in it's place so I don't lose them. I find that just the action of writing them down helps me to remember them, oddly enough.
Lookin at the world through my rear view, searchin for an answer up high, or is it all, wasted time ~B.O.B
I literately never lose my wallet, so why did I not think of putting it there earlier? See I am beginning to think my brain cells are starting to die from all the times I have accidentally hit my head on the wall or when I trip and smack my head on the floor. (Clumsiness is not cute or enduring it is a serious problem that has to do with the fact that I have no sense of balance, I should really get that checked out in the near future.)
“I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend...”
― Neil Gaiman
I saw them use it on The Gadget Show, it's where I got the address for the site.
Don't be fooled by my smooth skin. The deepest scars are the ones unseen.
Remember compliments you received, forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how..~ Baz Lurhman.
Letting it get to you - You know what that's called? Being alive. Best thing there is. Being alive right now that's all that counts. ~ Doctor Who "The Doctors Wife" 06.November.2011
Changing a couple of passwords a day, don't forget if the site isn't updated you're changing it for then you'll just have to do it again. Many are emailing you saying we weren't affected or come change your password we're safe now, or there's a bunch of lists on line somewhere, the one show mentioned having one on their site today.
Do you have any idea how much hassle it is to change a google password to a 24 - 32 character random string for 2 accounts on 4 devices?
just tested a password like some of mine on that site 18 tredecillion years, I'm sure they're just making up words for the length of time, I like how its sponsored by a password manager and recommends you use one :)
Apparently one of my passwords would take 5 quintillion years to crack but all mine are different.
As I understand it, "cracking" your password isn't needed. Your password would be stolen from the servers you might do business with. The exploit allows hackers to siphon data from server memory. RYL has your username and password stored. The exploit allows people to steal it. There is no need to guess a million times. The exploit doesn't mean hackers can get specifically what they want. Its more like fishing. They "drop a line" into memory and see what they pull out. In that sense its a roll of the dice. Changing passwords on important accounts is probably prudent. Experts said to wait a week or so until exploits are "fixed"
My work password (changed monthly) would take 15 minutes to break. It's an internal password though, not connected to the internet at all. In saying that, at one point I set my work password to abcd1234 because I was getting annoyed by the strict password rules they enforce. I also know most of my colleagues passwords, they used to type it in where your user id was supposed to go so it didn't get hidden!
Nobody knows, nobody cares that I die on the inside
Nobody sees the lie that is me, as I smile on the outside
I have around 6/7 passwords and variations on these passwords that I use so I think I'm ok though a few perhaps could do with updating to something safer.
A good technique my bro told me for passwords is to take the first letter of every word in a lyric from one of your favourite songs.
i.e. baa baa black sheep have you any wool
becomes bbbshyaw
and you can add in the odd number or capital but gives you a string of letters that is easier to remember for you than a random one but not that easy to guess. And makes it easier to have multiple passwords for different important sites so if your forum account gets hacked you dont lose money cos the have your paypal password.
p.s. baa baa black sheep is not my favourite song but it was easiest example i could think of!
