How to Keep Data Out of Hackers' Hands By MOLLY WOOD August 6, 2014
The numbers sound abstract: Hundreds of millions of email addresses and other types of personal identification found in the hands of Russian hackers. For people worried that they are caught in the mix, however, the discovery by Hold Security of a huge database of stolen data is very personal. But personal doesn't mean helpless. There are common sense steps everyone can take to keep the impact of hackers to a minimum.
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***** Moderator's Note *****
I will modestly point out that Ms. Wood mentions a password security measure which I suggested to Bruce Schnier, although I recommended using the lyrics of a favorite song.
Ahem.
Bill Horne Moderator