Passwords comprising complex strings of numbers and characters are hard to remember but relatively easy to hack, research has confirmed
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New research has confirmed that forcing users to create complex passwords can make them more vulnerable to hacking.However, cybersecurity experts are increasingly moving away from these complex passwords to ones that seem more simple but are actually harder for hackers to crack. Associate Professor Roberto Dillon conducted a survey in which users were asked to create increasingly complex passwords, then, in a separate survey, they were asked about their usual password habits online.
Professor Dillon said the research confirmed what was becoming mainstream theory among data security experts – when it comes to passwords, complex is not always better.One of the most common ways to crack a password is the “brute force” method, where a hacker sets up a computer program to rapidly guess as many character combinations as it can until it guesses the password.
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