Thursday, February 21, 2013
Hacking: Who's at fault?
When an account gets hacked, there are two parties who could get blamed: the website or the user. So who's fault is it? On one side, the user is responsible for choosing his/her password and what networks s/he decides to use. However, when an account gets hacked, the user wants to be the victim and therefore blames the website. In this situation, it's probably not in the website's best interest to turn around and place all the blame on the user. In part, these incidents should worry the website because it means unfriendly parties can gain access to it. Perhaps it is best for both parties to be at fault. The user for picking an easy password and the website for allowing them to. There's one simple solution that can help limit the extent of this problem: BE SMART! The best way to keep unwanted people away is to make it difficult for them to get in. So, users, choose a secure password; websites, make your users pick strong passwords and maybe even require two forms of authentication. If both parties take responsibility for the security of their account(s), it will only be that much more secure.
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I just use a password manager browser extension and have it generate all my passwords. I would much rather put my trust in a 3rd party than memorize a bunch of complex passwords.
ReplyDeleteYou can also periodically change your account password, like I do with my passwords.
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