Your personal information is under attack from the Feds, Target, Neiman Marcus, and who knows else. One of the keys to keeping your personal information personal are secure passwords. But what makes a password secure? America Online (AOL), (rb- Yes they are still around) explains the concept of encryption (converting information into code) is not new.
In fact, as you can see below, encryption started with the Spartans in 500 B.C. Yhey would rearrange the position of letters within a text. Through the years, this process has become more sophisticated, which brings us to Advanced Encryption Standard, or AES, which is what we use today. This standard is based on computing bits, basic units of information. The bits in passwords are what help to keep your data secure. Check out the infographic to see how encryption has evolved from 500 B.C. to the present day and their tips for keeping your passwords safe.
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