{"id":2383,"date":"2022-03-07T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T23:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/isec-601-f21\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2022-03-07T16:05:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T23:05:03","slug":"how-to-protect-your-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/isec-601-f21\/2022\/03\/07\/how-to-protect-your-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to protect your privacy<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays we can search or browse any information we want through the internet. Creating an account and logging in may help the computer to recommend the related message in a more efficient way. However, the log of data may leak your privacy and that\u2019s the reason why I would like to share this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is that necessary to set a password<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cryptology is a famous subject in computer science. There will be two parts for the whole majority. Encryption and decryption. During World War two, the allies had tried thousands of times to decrypt the Nazi\u2019s telegraph and the password (or we refer to the key to decrypt the message in the right way) has turned out to be the well-known sufficient way to protect your individual information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to crack a password<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will show you the most common way to crack a password as a hacker as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D<\/strong>ictionary attack<\/strong>\u2013This method involves the use of a word list to compare against user passwords. For example, if the college has delivered the account to you to log in for the education. The password may be related to your ID number, the year of the entrance, or your majority. The hacker will create a worklist that is involved in all possible related information and try it. If the students do not change the password, it may leak your score and other individual privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brute force attack<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0This method is similar to the dictionary attack. Brute force attacks use algorithms that combine alphanumeric characters and symbols to come up with passwords for the attack. It will take time, but this is the most regular way. For example, if the limitation of the password is eight characters, for the full number option, it starts from 00000000 to 99999999, it will be done in one second for the whole test and that is the reason why we recommend setting a password with a number, alphabet, symbol and even the uppercase letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rainbow table attack\u2013<\/strong> This method uses pre-computed hashes. You are not familiar with hashes? It doesn\u2019t matter. Let us consider it as the ID for the web page. If you have clicked the link from the mailbox and the computer will open the related website. What if the link is faked? The computer will be wide open for the hacker to get all the info he wants. The website may be so similar, and you may not notice. For yourself, you cannot improve the algorithms, however, never clicking the strange link is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guess\u2013<\/strong> As the name suggests, this method involves guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spidering \u2013<\/strong> Most organizations use passwords that contain company information. If you have browsed the web page, the computer will create a log named as history or cookies. This information will not be encrypted normally and please delete or ban it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ways to protect you from the attack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will introduce some helpful ways to protect your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1, Don\u2019t pick a weak password<\/strong>– Just use a combined password with all options I have mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2, <\/strong>Use multifactor authentication<\/strong>– <\/strong>Link your mobile to the account and it may deliver your random Pin code as an extra way to verify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3, <\/strong>If biometrics is an option, take it- <\/strong> Like a fingerprint or iris recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4<\/strong>, Different accounts need different passwords- <\/strong>you may combine some related word (like the name of the website or the year when you created it) with the regular password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5, <\/strong>Consider a password manager- <\/strong>It may cost much, or it will be riskier. However, this will save time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6, <\/strong>Don\u2019t share your password- <\/strong>Very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7, <\/strong>Don\u2019t fall for phishing- Do you<\/strong> still remember the mailbox\u2019s link? Make sure the resource and pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8, <\/strong>Always update software- <\/strong>The company will improve the security and just update it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All above are just some common shares for the password, which I hope is to introduce the importance of your privacy and the way to protect it. May this passage be helpful for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/02\/27\/most-common-passwords-hackers-leak-on-the-dark-web-lookout-report.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2016\/02\/24\/8-ways-to-protect-your-passwords-from-identity-theft-online.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instruction Nowadays we can search or browse any information we want through the internet. Creating an account and logging in may help the computer to recommend the related message in a more efficient way. However, the log of data may leak your privacy and that\u2019s the reason why I would like to share this blog. … <\/p>\n

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