The strength of the pound

One simple way to improve your firm’s password security is incorporating non-US characters. Ken Munro explains

Strong passwords should contain non-alphanumeric characters, be of a sufficient length, and not contain dictionary words.

That sort of familiar advice can be heard echoing round IT help departments up and down the land. But there are other methods of improving password security, methods that both the security manager and the hacking community might have overlooked. For example, few have considered that some non-alphanumerics are more effective than others.

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