How to Defend Against Brute-Forcing

How to Defend Against Brute-Forcing

Websites have the best ability to defend against these attacks by making sure to implement common sense brute-forcing safeguards. Should a normal user be able to try to log in with the wrong password from a strange IP address 100 times? The answer is probably no. Be extra careful of websites that don't take these sort of precautions, as they will be extra vulnerable to losing your account information.

On the user side, picking strong, random passwords and storing them in a password manager can help make sure your password never ends up in a brute-forcing list. In general, using two-factor authentication whenever possible is your best defense against these sorts of tactics, as you'll be alerted of the login attempt. For important accounts, you should always have two-factor authentication enabled.