Class was cancelled for this day, so this post is kind of short, but I thought this topic was very relevant to anyone with an online identity.

The article was about the dangers to your identity, information, and privacy represented by simple one-step password systems for your email.  The article said that it is especially dangerous to have your email address be your username for things such as bank info, gaming sites, social media, and the list goes on.  He walked me through the rough yet simple process that a hacker could go through to gain control of your bank account by simply knowing your email address, home city, and/or other basic personal info…. This was a very concerning article to read.  I already know the dangers of having one password for multiple accounts, but i did not exactly know that just knowing an email address could allow someone to reset a password and gain access to your bank account.

This article honestly made me sign into my main email account and begin examining my security.  I had always been cautious, like a phone call specific code every bank site sign in, verification codes for password resets, for example.  But this article inspired me to add extra layers of security and verification to everything, just in case.