BE SMART WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE (AND OTHER DEVICES) - Part 1

Passwords are your first line of defense.  To be strong, they should be long, complex, and use symbols, letters, and numbers.  Avoid these common passwords that can be easily hacked:

Combining your name and birth year (or your kids' or pets'), especially with an uppercase letter as the first character.  Hackers can crack these with minimal research.

Sequences of numbers such as 123456

password
qwerty
abc123
111111
iloveyou
adobe123
123123
admin
letmein
photoshop
monkey
shadow
sunshine
princess
trustno1
000000

Source: SplashData

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