Dangers of using E-mail Address as Login
BOP II Topic of the Week: We use our email for everything from logging in to resetting passwords, getting one-time codes, talking to doctors, banks, businesses, and friends. Over time, it becomes the single point of access to our entire digital life. Cybersecurity experts say this makes email one of the most valuable and vulnerable accounts we have. How do you protect yours? Any tips or habits that you have picked up over the years that you care to share? Check out what the experts have to say:
https://www.inc.com/.../cybersecurity-experts.../91331158
TL;DR (To Long; Don't Read): The “gift to hackers” = using the same email as the login for everything, without extra protection
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It's getting harder and harder to deal with these kinds of things now. Passkeys and 2FA are becoming more and more required. A password manager isn't enough, apparently. I liked the tip about having multiple email addresses. That's what I do.