The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

QUESTION: Do I really need to change my passwords so often?

ANSWER: The short answer is yes, but there are several things to consider. Online security and vulnerability does not have a yes or no answer, it is a question of how much security you want or need on a long scale of vulnerability. Your password is like the key to a door. How well you protect that key will depend on the value of the contents behind that door.

Something valuable like access to your bank, confidential business information, or your social media identity should be protected more aggressively than your streaming music...