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Old Password Length Standards Don’t Cut It Anymore
The short answer for why your login needs to be more complex is that hackers leveled up.While the ongoing development of quantum computing is a real threat—since it’s capable of te... read more
Old Password Length Standards Don’t Cut It Anymore
The short answer for why your login needs to be more complex is that hackers leveled up.While the ongoing development of quantum computing is a real threat—since it’s capable of testing nearly infinite keys simultaneously—you do not need a supercomputer to break a weak password today. A modern graphics card, the kind found in a standard gaming PC, can shred a basic 8-character password in under sixty seconds. If a hobbyist can do it, imagine what a professional syndicate can do.
The short answer for why your login needs to be more complex is that hackers leveled up.While the ongoing development of quantum computing is a real threat—since it’s capable of testing nearly infinite keys simultaneously—you do not need a supercomputer to break a weak password today. A modern graphics card, the kind found in a standard gaming PC, can shred a basic 8-character password in under sixty seconds. If a hobbyist can do it, imagine what a professional syndicate can do.
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