Password is like a line of defense in the battle of online security but majority of online users don't take it seriously, infact, 85 percent of users prefer to use a single password on multiple site and on other online stuff hat requires a password.
So the big question is - how long does it takes for hacker to hijack a password? According to study from Hive Systems, the ease with which a average hacker could crack your password is depending into account length, complexity, and character variation, the below table breaks down exactly how long your passwords should be, as well as how many varied characters should be inside of it. Take a look at the results below:
As you can see, there are number of passwords that are hackable, only few in the images are difficult to hack.
How can I protect yourself online?
Possessing a high secure password is very vital to your online security, particularly if you plan on reusing it for more than one sites, which I do not recommend you do.
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However, if your password is 14 character long and it isn't all numbers, it will take at least four years for hacker to hijack your account. Additionally it will take hacker more than 438 trillion years to compromised your account when you use password that contains 18 characters plus numbers, lower and upper case.
So, to protect yourself online, you will need to follow the best practices highlighted in orange, yellow and green colour in the image above to ensure your safety online.
If you use the same password in more than on site, I'm afraid you're in bad time.
A average user must have at least 100 passwords. Meanwhile, remembering all of them might seems weird. Fortunately, tools or apps like password manager are designed to help you manage all your password in one dashboard.
Final Thought: do not use one password on multiple site and make sure your password contains lower and upper case, numbers and must be 14 to 18 characters long. Join our Newsletter below for more Tech and Finance Stories.