In what is colourfully termed a ‘brute force’ attack, hackers use bots to test millions of username and password combinations on different websites – until they find a match.
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Russia’s cyberattack capabilities can be applied to US targets, including regular Americans’ homes and businesses.
Start 2022 by improving your password hygiene. Ideally you can use a password manager, but at the very least make sure your financial, social and work accounts each has their own strong, unique login.
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
