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PS4, League of Legends, and Nintendo: These (and others) lack two-factor authentication

Venture Beat: "With game developers getting hacked, everyone should worry about the security of their online accounts — but not every company makes it easy to lock down your personal information and games."

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HanzoHattori3539d ago (Edited 3539d ago )

A complex password that does not form any known word in the English language is more than secure as long as it's mixed with letters, numbers, and keyboard symbols. Avoid choosing passwords that are simple, and based upon your own perceptions and beliefs about yourself. YOUR EGO WILL GET YOU HACKED. Take simple security measures: Scan all downloaded files with an effective anti-virus; avoid downloading porn onto your hard drive, porn is often filled with trojans and spyware; avoid opening emails from unknown senders. If you feel the need to do so, scan any attachments with anti-virus/anti-spyware software. There are two anti-spyware programs available that are free and do not hog system memory, Spywareblaster and Spyware search & destroy. You don't need a degree in computer science to use them and they are fairly simply to use and they will block most harmful sites and prevent harmful software from being installed on your computer. And last but not least, DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE OR ANYTHING (SOFTWARE, APPS, PROGRAMS, OTHER PEOPLE) TO HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF YOUR ACCOUNTS especially websites that claim to be able to manage your followers on social media sites. Sure they can manage your followers, but they also have access to any information you have posted on your page, PUBLIC & PRIVATE. You don't need a 256 bit encryption key to keep your accounts and passwords safe, you just need to use a little common sense.

iamnsuperman3539d ago (Edited 3539d ago )

Two step verification or registered/recognised devices is a better and more secure way than a password. Just using passwords is a bit archaic

HanzoHattori3539d ago (Edited 3539d ago )

Too many people use simple passwords that can be cracked in a matter of hours with a program that can perform a "brute force" attack, meaning that the hacking program will cycle through every word in the dictionary, then go on to names, phrases and so on until it deciphers your password. Here is an example of a password that will take 2 billion plus years to crack : OmIPs4SonYIndiE8GBRAM2014 another example using keyboard symbols: [H@nZoH@ttOrI]2014. All you have to do is use combinations of letters, numbers, symbols, capital letters, small letters to create a completely secure password.

Here's a link to test password strength

https://howsecureismypasswo...

DO NOT TYPE ANY PASSWORD YOU'RE USING IN THIS TEST. Use something similar and test it.

This password - [H@nZoH@ttOrI]2014
would take 3 Quintillion years to crack, which simply means that it can't be cracked.

This password - OmIPs4SonYIndiE8GBRAM2014
would take 5 octillion years to crack. Again, anyone trying to use a program to crack it would be dead by the time the program hacked it.
Archaic or not, a complex password is still better than using a password like IAMGOD.

TekoIie3538d ago (Edited 3538d ago )

"This password - OmIPs4SonYIndiE8GBRAM2014
would take 5 octillion years to crack."

Totally just changed my password to that/s

Why not just make your password long? I typed in an easy to remember password that went up to 4 thousand years.

No need to get too technical with the suggestions.

iamnsuperman3539d ago (Edited 3539d ago )

I am not sure how a two step verification would work for a consoles. I mean you can only register/log into a certain amount of devices with one account before you have to deactivate them (I had this issue when my PS3 broke and I had to ring up Sony). That right there is an added level of security. Though Sony does need it for its store log in through the Web browser (but then is that going to really matter. The content can only be played on the devices).

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League of Legends' New Arena Mode Changes Breathe Life Into a Stale Formula

TNS: "A League of Legends game mode, Arena, will return with some major changes that may breathe some life for a stagnant game."

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