TechRepublic: Advice for mobile users who choose simplicity over security

How do you expect password123 to protect your online accounts? Jack Wallen says, "You can't." He offers a bit of advice to users who choose simplicity over security.

By Jack Wallen
May 18, 2015

Every day, I open up various and sundry news feeds to find more and more people have had their accounts and devices hacked. The most recent was an interesting bit of insecurity from Starbucks, wherein criminals were actively using the official Starbucks app to obtain personal details and gain access to financial accounts. To this new activity, Starbucks has staked the claim that no customer data has been breached and the issue stems from (are you ready for this?) weak passwords on the part of the end users.

Say it ain't so!

I was certain that every mobile user on the planet knew how precious their data was and that their best line of defense was to use strong passwords. Isn't that the case?

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