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The most widely
Used Password cracking methods and their counter method to protect yourself.
There are many password cracking methods which does not
require any high tech knowledge or special skills, out of which the most widely
used password cracking methods are:
Social engineering
It is the most popular method to gather the passwords which
does not require any special skills. Social engineering takes advantage of the
trusting nature of human beings to gain information that later can be used
maliciously. To obtain the password from this method, you just ask for it. In
most of the cases the user won’t give their password or other sensitive
information to you unless make them trust you or give them a reason to trust
you.
So, the most important thing is the user awareness. You must
be aware of the latest social engineering techniques or taking consistent
defense training against social engineering. The most common password hacking
techniques of social engineering method are phishing and fake phone calls.
Shoulder Surfing
Shoulder surfing (the act of looking over someone’s shoulder
to see what the person is typing) is an effective, low-tech password hack. The
bad guys simple collect the email, password or any other sensitive information
by simply keeping an eye on the victim’s computer screen.
So, to protect yourself from such attacks, the password or
other sensitive information must not be entered when any suspicious person is
wandering around you.
Inference
This technique of password cracking is simply guessing the
password such as mobile number, favorite movie or actor. The best defense method
against this technique is educating the people about creating the strong and
secure passwords that do not include any information that is associated with
them directly or indirectly.
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