Just got done investigating a spambot we had earlier, and it looks like they used a lot of compromised accounts on other instances to give their post an initial upvote boost. If you don’t already, please remember to use a good strong password. Keeping your account secure helps reduce spam across the whole of lemmy, and keeps your account from getting banned for things you didn’t actually do.
I recommend Diceware! I use it in my professional capacity as an IT/Security person, and also you get to use your mathrocks!
EDIT: Oh, also, all that numbers and symbols shit is no longer considered good practice. Just make it a really long collection of random words, at least 12, ideally 16+ characters. And make sure the words are actually random; your 3 favorite sports teams isn’t good enough, which is why I recommend diceware.
Random passwords are good practice, what isn’t good practice is following specific password requirements like 10 characters 1 uppercase, 1 symbol because that reduces your search space. A 30 or 50 character password generated by your password manager is always the most secure option, the longer the better. I generate passwords that go to the maximum the service allows.
“Password must be between 8 and 12 characters” 🤦🏻♂️
'Pass word1!
Oh, ’ and spaces aren’t allowed?
we want you to have a secure password so we’re only letting you use letters, numbers, and !@#$. nothing else. also, you have to use at least one of each, and it can only be 8 to 12 characters long. remember, we’re doing this for your security!