Page 36 - Account Security Lockdown

As mentioned previously throughout this course, details such as the following are

not uncommon to be asked during the registration process. Or even in the case

of social networks and personal connection sites. And they can quite often also

be related to account security related questions, which translates to headaches
and danger for you or your account (in some cases).

Commonly requested details (often used for account security in other places):
 What is your birthday?

 What is your mother's maiden name?

 What is your favorite color?

 What is your favorite food?

 In what city were you born?
 What street did you grow up on?

 What school did you attend for X grade?

 What was the make of your first car?
 And the list goes on (just see more here: https://www.quora.com/What-

are-the-most-common-security-questions-to-retrieve-a-users-password )

While you may scoff at the idea that anybody would guess these or be able to

decipher this information and use it to access your account, you'd be even more
astounded at how often it really does occur.

By process of elimination, it's not out of line to see how a "hacker" could use the
Internet to figure out what school you went to for 1st grade, or even what street

you grew up on. Details as far as your mother's maiden name are not far out to

uncover when using the Internet craftily to find bits of information.

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