NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Probably not. Complex passwords, often tend to be shorter than passphrases, for example, and a brute-force attack with tools that quickly try all possible combinations of keys until they get it right might easily break them as the shorter the password, the smallest the number of possible combinations.
Detailed explanation-2: -A strong password should be at least 12 characters long and made up of a combination of upper-case and lower-case letters and should also include a series of numbers and symbols (A-z, 0-9, £#). This will mean that hackers would theoretically take 34 years to brute force your password, rather than a second!
Detailed explanation-3: -An attacker can always discover a password through a brute-force attack, but the downside is that it could take years to find it. Depending on the password’s length and complexity, there could be trillions of possible combinations.