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Originally Posted by rsmurano
Everything is in the cloud these days, 20 years ago I was nervous about the cloud, haven’t been nervous for over 15 years now. How else are all of your devices kept in sync? When you have computers, phones, watches all accessing the same sites, you need a good way to sync all devices and a good password manager. Apple has had this functionality built in for over a decade. Plus now with facial recognition.
But what’s just as important is to turn on 2 phase authentication, and use a password that contains uppercase letters, special characters, numbers and is over 15 chars long. It will take a hundred years to crack it!
If you are Using windows, just put your info on the web because it’s too easy to hack into. Linux and Apple are much harder to hack into.
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I agree with the 2 phase authorization, which is often referred to as "two-step verification". My investment accounts have this feature turned on, which is very easy to do in your profile security settings. When you enter your username and password, they will then text or call your phone with a 6-digit code to enter. You must enter the code within about 10 minutes. You need to have your phone with you or you cannot log in. If you don't have this feature turned on, anyone with your username and password can access your account from anywhere. If it is turned on, your username and password are worthless to a hacker. In my opinion, this feature should be mandatory, and not something that needs to be turned on. I highly recommend turning on the two-step verification, which will only add about 15 seconds to your log in process.