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"Christmas comes but once a year, and when it comes it brings good cheer"
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Here in Australia, it's all about warm weather, great food and holidays. But, there are a few other things that Christmas brings. And online scamming is one of them.
In this episode about passwords, we look at ways to find out if you or your email address may have been involved in a data breach created by hackers.
Password hygiene is all about keeping you safe. Creating strong passwords, changing them regularly and storing them safely. And that's what we will look at today. It's a long read, but if you want to be safe, it's well worth the effort.
Hackers are in the news again. Recently it was a major breach at an Australian University and now a medical practice. And while the accusations fly and the fears mount, there is something important that we need to consider before we move on to talking about the bad guys.
So just what is a hacker? There are so many movies about hackers, so many idea’s & definitions of that word that we couldn’t possibly begin to talk about them all. The term "hacker" has come to mean "someone with unauthorized access" and it's fair to say that a lot of fear & mystery has been attached to it.