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My neighbor still uses the same password for everything. His bank, email, the works.
He told me last week, 'it's easy to remember.' That's a huge risk. If one site gets hacked, they get into everything. I showed him a free password manager I use. It took maybe 15 minutes to set up. Now he only needs to remember one strong master password. What other simple habits do people miss that open them up to trouble?
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tyler61d ago
That "hover over them first" trick is a game changer. I used to be the king of clicking sketchy download buttons on old forum sites. My computer was basically a public zoo for every virus out there. What finally got me to stop was when a fake "flash update" locked my browser with that fake FBI virus scan. Had to explain that one to my dad. Do you still see a lot of those fake update pop ups around?
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nora_dixon2d ago
My aunt still clicks every email link that says "urgent." Got her to hover over them first to check the real address, and it blew her mind.
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