One of the simplest ways for a hacker to gain control of your online accounts is by getting hold of your password. Sometimes, they do this through brute force attacks — automatically checking millions ...

Create stronger, more secure passwords: We are nagged to do it all the time, but few of us actually make the effort. Meanwhile, passwords continue to be stolen, leaked, and cracked on a regular basis.

However, security experts claimed that this idea is not true. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said that if people want to protect their accounts by creating strong passwords, they need three ...