Tricks to Keep Yourself from Getting Hacked Online
Be aware of what you share
Birth dates, graduation years, or your mother’s maiden name are often used to answer security questions to access (получить доступ к) your accounts online or over the phone. You don’t have to delete your Facebook or Twitter account to be safe, but posting such information on social media sites makes a hacker’s job easier.
Pick a strong password
It can take a hacker only ten minutes to guess a password made up of six lowercase letters, but free websites such as safepasswd.com can help you create a nearly uncrackable (100% надежный) password with uppercase letters, symbols, and numbers. Using phrases as passwords works well too (the website passphra.se can help you create them). The phrase “say no to hackers,” for instance, would theoretically take a hack thousands of years to guess (хакеру придется угадывать 1000 лет).
