How To: Secure Your Facebook Account

Facebook’s active-user count is rapidly approaching one billion. The world’s largest social network, which has long been a popular target for cybercriminals, will only become a more relevant outlet for

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Facebook’s active-user count is rapidly approaching one billion. The world’s largest social network, which has long been a popular target for cybercriminals, will only become a more relevant outlet for scams and other fraud as it continues to grow. While the target grows, so too does the need to secure our accounts.

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Cracked in under a minute: (nearly) every other password

We’ve revisited our study on the crackability of real-world passwords leaked on the dark web — originally conducted two years ago. The findings are sobering: nearly every other password can be cracked in under a minute, and three out of five take less than an hour. How can we move away from insecure passwords?