Question

Which of the following is not an appropriate measure for securing social networking accounts?

(a) Strong passwords

(b) Link your account with a phone number

(c) Never write your password anywhere

(d) Always maintain a soft copy of all your passwords in your PC

The question was asked in an interview for job.

The query is from Attack Vectors in section Understanding Attack Vectors of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Right choice is (d) Always maintain a soft copy of all your passwords in your PC

Explanation: ‘Always maintain a soft copy of all your passwords in your PC’ is not an appropriate measure for securing your online accounts because, if your system got accessed by anyone or anybody put spyware or screen-recording malware, then all your passwords will get revealed.