Three random words better passwords than complex variations

07/08/2021 | The Guardian

The UK National Cyber Security Centre has announced that passwords made up of three random words are better at protecting online accounts than creating complex variations of letters, numbers and symbols. According to the NSCC's technical director, "Traditional password advice telling us to remember multiple complex passwords is simply daft."

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