One of your best defenses is using common sense.
That way, even if one gets cracked, the other still has some protection. Finally, avoid using the same password for both your Mac and iCloud. (And no, “Passw0rd!” isn’t good enough.) Don’t base your passwords on your address, birthday, or pet’s name-a savvy attacker might research this information in order to get past your defenses. Passwords should contain a mix of lowercase and uppercase letters, plus special characters and numbers, to make them as difficult to crack as possible. That means a long, unique password on your MacBook, a lengthy PIN on your iPhone, and a long, unique password for your iCloud account. You should be putting up strong barriers at every door into your Apple world. Here’s how to protect that data as securely as possible. If you’re an Apple fan, you probably have an iCloud account and several devices filled with your personal information. We’ve previously covered how to protect your Facebook, Google, and other accounts. The answer, as it turns out, is quite a lot. With high-profile data hacks regularly hitting the headlines, you might be wondering what you can do to keep your own data safe.
