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    Simple Tips to Protect Yourself Against Hackers

    The massive theft of over a BILLION email accounts by a Russian hacker gang – among a ever-expanding list of other hacking events making headlines – has Internet security experts scrambling and ordinary online users wondering what they can do to protect themselves. I have these suggestions. The very first thing Internet users need to do is change their passwords. Use a program called Last Pass to manage all your passwords. It keeps track of your user names and passwords for you and logins in automatically with them. This is how passwords should be…very complex. The program will generate secure passwords like this. Password Genie is another secure password manager.…

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    The Importance of Using Password Managers

    We live in a world ruled by passwords. Almost everywhere we go online, we need a password. How do you keep track of them all? Some apps and web services can safely, securely and seamlessly manage your digital world. Here are my suggestions: Password Box is a free app for Apple and Android devices that uses encryption to store your account login and password information. You can store multiple accounts and then login in with one click, instead of having to enter in all the information. It’s easy to add and change info and besides your smart phone or tablet, it also works on your computer. One of the most…