Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases

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8. Do you back up to a cloud provider? Do you click on odd links? Do you email yourself the file?

Malware can rummage through your files.

My ex had a printer problem. She googled (avoid google like the plague) HP printer support, and some creep faked it, and got high rank via SEO. Had her install remote desktop to diagnose (it's malware) and so on.

She eventually cleaned up the mess.

I encrypt sensitive files. Just now, I went through all my phone photos that I transferred to the computer. License, credit cards .... all dragged to a doc folder that I am encrypting right now.

Not entirely paranoid.

"just enough?"

I tell everyone: "Ask me before doing anything on the computer."

Your computer is connected to the internet. Your lockbox isn't. YET