This is the world you live in
Death of the Password
It’s estimated that 640 Terabytes of data are transferred over the internet every minute!
Along with the music and movies you stream, you also transfer pieces of sensitive information every time you go online
Data you transfer over the internet probably looks something similar to this
And your most sensitive data most likely looks like this
All of it is protected by that one password you use on every website, and that other password you use to access your online banking.
Look familiar?
123456the most used password in the world in 2013
There is little you, as an average user, can do about this
Or this…
110 million consumers’ personal information, including credit card numbers, was stolen in 2013
But you can do your part, and it starts with your password
What can you do
Install a password manager. A long random password is better than a short complex password
Change your passwords often
Check credit card activity often and always
Passwords will do for now, but they will not do in the future. They are too easily cracked
Our individual bodies will be the keys to our data in the future
Finger print scanning technology is starting to become more and more common, but this is only the first step
Within your lifetime you will use your own DNA as a password
Until then, keep in mind that everything you store online is vulnerable to theft
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Sources
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/15/5613704/the-plot-to-kill-the-password
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/08/not-an-option-time-for-companies-to-embrace-security-by-default/
http://www.techspot.com/news/52011-one-minute-on-the-internet-640tb-data-transferred-100k-tweets-204-million-e-mails-sent.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10587694/Worst-password-of-2013-was-123456-according-to-new-research.html
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/23/5744616/nsa-capturing-nearly-all-afghanistan-phone-calls
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/heartbleed-bug-exploited-to-steal-taxpayer-data/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ebay-hack-underscores-need-for-a-more-secure-internet-1.2650400
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