COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Password
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9As5w0rD!
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Drowssap
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PPAASSWWOORRDD
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Detailed explanation-1: -The longer the password, the better; the denser the mix of letters, numbers and special characters, the better; and the more nonsensical, the better. Think about a four-digit code, using only numbers and nothing else: there are 10, 000 possible combinations, but add just one more digit and that goes up to 100, 000.
Detailed explanation-2: -It starts with a passphrase, “I want ice cream! for dinner in Kentucky?” Uses a rule to keep the first 2 letters of every word and capitalize every second letter. Long at 14 characters. Uses special characters: “!” and “?” Includes uppercase and lowercase letters.
Detailed explanation-3: -At least 12 characters (required for your Muhlenberg password)-the more characters, the better. A mixture of both uppercase and lowercase letters. A mixture of letters and numbers. Inclusion of at least one special character, e.g., ! # ? ]