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So, from the last article or video I suppose, we learn a very important fact - we are not safe even with extremely large passwords. The reason is the level of computational sophistication available with most hackers. 
When we feel happy with graphic cards and GPU driven systems because they can provide strong computational power for gaming, one thing we do not know is that there are stronger tools and even if one does not have them, a GPU is sufficient for a hacker to easily hack into a system by mere brute-force.


Brute-force: The attacker continuously inputs new combinations till the correct combination is found. This is probably one of the reasons why when you put the wrong password in your mobile phone or e-mail account for a certain number of times, the system hangs or asks for something to certain your identity.

So, it is important that one has a strong password with a unique combination of letters, numbers and symbols and something that is random.
(you can try online platforms that shall check the strength of password for you. It is mostly safe because they are unlikely to register your IP when you access them. However, it is recommended to use VPN - We'll discuss VPN v/s Proxy later on).

Now, the question is how to remember such large, unique combinations? Write them down.

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