The Uttar Pradesh Police Department has come up with a unique way to convey an important message about the use of strong passwords.
In today’s world where everything is digital, having a strong password is very necessary to protect yourself from hackers and phishing software. But even when we know how important cyber-fraud protection is, we often tend not to put much effort into coming up with a safe combination for our apps and systems.
This is probably why the UP police have come up with a unique way to get the message home.
Check out their Instagram post below:
Uttar Pradesh police used a video of a football match to emphasize the importance of using strong passwords. The clip shows a player, marked as a “hacker”, kicking the football into the net. However, a goalkeeper, marked as a “strong password”, masterfully backflips and prevents the goal.
In the caption, the UP police wrote: “Don’t let hackers score against you! Do a somersault to dodge a cybercriminal attack with a strong password as the keeper of your accounts.”
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Since the video was shared, it has racked up over 3,500 views and hundreds of likes.
Cybercrime includes everything from theft and embezzlement to data hacking and identity theft. According to previous reports, cybercrime has increased by 600% due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has advised people to use a minimum of eight characters, with a mix of special characters and a combination of lowercase and uppercase letters, to create passwords. The ministry also suggested changing the passwords every two weeks.
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