Why is everyone getting hacked? This is one question that seriously troubles the modern generation. Those who have at least some knowledge about computer and internet, they can realize the problem. However, hacking is not bread and butter. It is quite a difficult job to access. Be it email or bank account, hackers are creating a mess everywhere. This is a serious threat to the modern generation. transferring cashes, sending spam mails, hacking account numbers and passwords,etc are common scenarios taking place on a regular basis.
The question is: How is it possible to hack an account? How can hackers know the password of some particular account? Is it so much easy?
No, these are no easy task to carry out. However, there are specific programming and software tools available through which passwords can be cracked easily. There are also programs that destroys a password completely. It’s a game, a big, complicated game to understand. Those sitting and playing this game are no novices. They are highly skilled experts, having strong knowledge about computer programming. Hacking is a combination of different computer programs to get into the core of a complex coding structure. Firewall is one such coding structure that prevents unwanted outside interference from entering into a site. But advanced level hacking programs have the ability to break even the strongest of firewall coding structure and enter the network.
However, it is not only a hacker’s expertise to crack a password. According to a recent survey conducted by Yahoo, type of passwords provided by common people have worsen up over the years. Even in this fourth generation era of computer brilliance, around 30% of people prefer to give a password like this: 123456. Is it difficult enough to crack this password? Professional hackers will crack it within a minute or less. Also, a big chunk of people have the same password for different accounts. Say for example: Mr. X has opened an email account. The password he gave was ‘imxlov’. Next, he opened his internet banking account. There again, he provided the password ‘imxlov’. Then, he registered for a matrimony site. There, he again provided the same password. It is considered an act of immense foolishness and stupidity. This is one of the most common reasons why passwords get hacked so easily. Cracking a lower case password of 6 digits takes a maximum of 10 minutes. Also, a lot of people pick dumb password for their accounts.
There is a common trait among many people to use their birth date as the password. It is also again an act of stupidity. A professional hacker will take no time to crack it. Apart from password cracking by hackers, security measures of sites have also deteriorated by a large percentage. Several firewall and internet security software tools are available, but how many of those are successful in securing the account and password from hacker’s attack? Very few. One of the best option to avail is change password frequently. Passwords should not be in total lower case. It should contain letters, digits, and symbols. Mixture of these can create a strong password. Also, the password length should be no less than 8 characters. If taken these right approaches, then saving the online accounts and PCs from hacker’s attack can be achieved without much of a problem.
About the author: Diana is an internet marketer/blogger. She loves travelling, meeting new peoples and loves most expensive cars. These days she is busy with most expensive cars.
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