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    To keep accounts secure,
                                                                                              avoid sharing passwords,
                                                                                               writing them down, or
                                                                                                logging in from public
                                                                                               computers. Always use
                                                                                              Incognito or Guest mode
                                                                                               on shared devices and
                                                                                                remember to log out
                                                                                                     after use.

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                                                                                               Century   #Critical Thinking
                                                                                               Skills
                                               FAILURE OF BASIC ACCOUNT SECURITY PRACTICES

                        Maya, a bright student, managed five different online accounts—her school portal, email, game
                        login, library app, and a fun quiz website. To make life easy, she used the same simple password
                        everywhere: Maya2024. She never updated it, never used a Password Manager, and did not activate
                        multi-factor authentication.

                        A month later, the quiz website reported a major data breach. Maya ignored the notice because she
                        thought, “It is just a quiz site.” However, the leaked password was immediately tried on her other
                        accounts—a technique called credential stuffing. Since her school portal had the same password
                        and no Multi-Factor Authentication, the hacker logged in, changed her recovery email, and locked
                        her out. As a result, Maya missed the deadline to upload a major exam assignment.
                        Based on the given case, answer the following questions:

                        1.  Why is using the same password across accounts dangerous?

                        2.   How could a passphrase be safer than “Maya2024”? Give an example.

                       quick

                        Fill in the blanks.
                        1.                 continuously search for simple or predictable passwords that can be cracked.

                        2.                 attack is depends on trial and error.
                        3.                 adds a second layer of verification to ensure that only the real account owner
                           can access the system.

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