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 When you sign up for a new program, software, website, you always enter your email. New bank account? Email address. Fun new app? Email address. Kid signing up for sports programs? Email address. If someone were to get into your email, they would have everything they needed right at your fingertips. Lets secure your email first .  Using the tips I've given you over this four part series, you should already understand how to upgrade your password and implement MFA to secure your email inbox from hackers and dark web users. But there are other ways they can try to import themselves into your every day inbox. Phishing. If you've ever received an email telling you all about a brand new phone that costs nothing to get and you'll get a credit on your account if you switch, you probably knew that it was some type of spam or junk mail. But phishing is different. Phishing is where the sender tries to incorporate some type of fear, stress, or deadline to make you interact with the e...

 In this third installment of password security posts, I'll be talking about using MFA, why you need to become familiar with it and how it will secure your most important personal information. MFA stands for Multi-factor authentication. This means there is more than one way to authorize that the person getting into the account is in fact the person who needs to have access. This relies on three specific things: Image from harvard.edu cybersecurity website * Something you know * Something you have * Something you are Something you know - This is the knowledge you have of your password. This can also be answers to those security questions asking about the town you were born in or your favorite pet's name from childhood. Something you have - This is a device or a token/fob that you carry with you. It could be a personal device, a work device, or a keychain/card that you pull out of your wallet or pocket. Some high security places require a token that shows a six digit number every...