{"id":122123,"date":"2023-03-17T16:56:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=122123"},"modified":"2023-03-20T16:34:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:34:06","slug":"infosec-password-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=122123","title":{"rendered":"InfoSec: Password security!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Here&#8217;s how to create a long but memorable password:<\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\"> use four random words that you can remember.<\/span> <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Don&#8217;t forget to throw in some numbers and special characters to increase complexity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Remember \u2014 the longer, the better!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-122103\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NMC-IT-Security.png\" alt=\"NMC IT Security\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NMC-IT-Security.png 405w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NMC-IT-Security-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NMC-IT-Security-400x142.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how to create a long but memorable password: use four random words that you can remember. 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