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Security questions can be defeated with public records

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The security industry somehow believes your mother's maiden name is a highly guarded secret. Systems lock down your account with encrypted passwords, only to offer a backdoor if you can provide basic genealogical trivia. Anyone with thirty seconds and a public records search can effortlessly bypass your sophisticated digital fortress.

Security questions can be defeated with public records
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