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Which practice is most consistent with safe password use for official email accounts?

Using a long, unique password together with a second verification step, known as two-factor authentication, is the safe practice. It makes guessing or stealing access much harder. Reusing passwords, sharing them with colleagues or leaving them visible on a note all increase the risk of unauthorised access.

  1. AUsing a long, unique password combined with a second verification stepCorrect
  2. BUsing the same easy password for all work accounts
  3. CSharing the password with colleagues for emergencies
  4. DWriting the password on a note stuck to the monitor

Explanation

Strong, unique passwords with two-factor authentication make unauthorised access much harder. Reusing, sharing or displaying passwords exposes accounts to compromise.

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