Having strong passwords is a key component of information security, but it does have its disadvantages…
Who Gets Locked Out For Guessing My Password Wrong?
Go on! Tell the truth; who gets locked out of your systems, applications, and/or services more often, other people or bots trying to use them or you? 
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Well, we all know the fantasy that nerds and Hollywood put forward as truth in regards to Hacking, Information Security, and such like. To listen to them, it’s all about technology skills and crafty, intuitive intellect. Below is a hilarious – to me at least – cartoon that puts paid to that fantasy.
Cartoon courtesy of xkcd
Trust me, in the world of Information Warfare, advanced technology is neither the most effective means of stealing someone’s information nor the most commonly used methodology. Social Engineering has always been more cost effective and “brute force attacks” are more often the use of actual force than one might expect.
