{"id":1454118,"date":"2026-11-11T20:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/?p=1454118"},"modified":"2026-11-11T20:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:22:32","slug":"account-security-basics-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/?p=1454118","title":{"rendered":"Account Security Basics 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why Account Security Matters More Than Ever<\/h2>\n<p>In recent years, almost everything runs through digital accounts \u2014 from email to social media. That makes your credentials something worth protecting a hacker could want.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, a lot of users rely on weak passwords for every account. If one service is breached, the rest of them can fall like dominoes.<\/p>\n<h3>The Basics of a Good Password<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Longer is stronger \u2014 more characters take much longer to break<\/li>\n<li>A unique password everywhere so a single leak stays contained<\/li>\n<li>Random letters, numbers and symbols<\/li>\n<li>No personal info like pet names or dates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Let Software Do the Work<\/h3>\n<p>Keeping track of dozens of unique passwords is simply impossible. That&#8217;s exactly where a good tool solves the problem. It builds unique logins and stores them.<\/p>\n<p>Your single job is one strong passphrase. From there, signing in takes a single click, on every device.<\/p>\n<h3>Going Further<\/h3>\n<p>Even the strongest password isn&#8217;t bulletproof. That&#8217;s why an extra verification step matters so much. With it turned on, logging in requires something only you have \u2014 typically a one-time code.<\/p>\n<p>It takes just a few seconds, but it blocks the vast majority of hacking attempts. For important accounts, it&#8217;s absolutely worth turning on.<\/p>\n<p>To dive deeper \u2014 check out <a href=\"https:\/\/example.com\/\">our security section<\/a>. You&#8217;ll find practical advice for staying safe online.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Account Security Matters More Than Ever In recent years, almost everything runs through digital accounts \u2014 from email to social media. That makes your credentials something worth protecting a hacker could want. The problem is, a lot of users rely on weak passwords for every account. If one service is breached, the rest of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/?p=1454118\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Account Security Basics 2026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1454118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1454118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1454124,"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454118\/revisions\/1454124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1454118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1454118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1454118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}