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TIPS FOR CREATING STRONG PASSWORDS AND PROTECTING THEM

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  The main security mechanism of almost any digital service today is the traditional use of the user-password binomial.  Currently, this system has been criticized for the low levels of security it guarantees in relation to other alternatives. Although there have been efforts to  reinvent this system  , as long as it exists and is used, from our side of users we can take some precautions to protect our information and online activity. Check if your password was leaked Even if you have the greatest safeguards regarding your login credentials, if you are registered on a site or service that has been a victim of information leaks, your data could be compromised.  If you tend, against all advice, to use the same email and password combination in multiple places, your exposure could be even greater. Sites like  Have I Been Pwned  or  Firefox Monitor  not only allow you to check if your information was leaked, but they also show you clues as to the...