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What is a data breach? In simple terms, a data breach is when an unauthorised person gains access to confidential, protected or sensitive information. Common examples of a data breaches are when someone accesses personal information such as credit card numbers or, more commonly with businesses, sensitive corporate information such as customer lists. This type

Don’t use real words Hackers use password cracking tools that can easily guess your password. The programs they use can process every word in the dictionary so it’s best not to use real words, names or nouns. Instead use a mix of special characters, e.g. upper-case and lower-case letters along with ‘?’, ‘&’ or ‘!’.