Get secure, or else

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Gather ‘round, for we are going to share a story about online security.

How many passwords do you have? If you’re like most people, the answer is “one”. How many accounts do you have? Once again, the common response would be, “lots”.

Too bad those two do not go well together.

You see, we aren’t the only people online. Many are there to cause damage to your content, whether for fame, money, or to accomplish a societal end. I’m not a fan. Doubtlessly, you aren’t either. All they want is to gain access to juicy content saved online. Documents, photos, e-mails, you name it, they’re out to get it. And what’s stopping them?

Just checking, how many passwords did you say you had?

A number of high-profile leaks of photos, celebrity and otherwise, have brought to the public consciousness the fragility of online storage. An expectation of privacy might only be that, an expectation. Is there anything we can do besides just hand our lives over to the do-baddies?

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