1On Monday, Priya could not log into her email.
2Someone had changed her password during the night.
3She reported the problem to the support team at once.
4They locked the account before any damage was done.
5Priya had used the same password on five websites.
6One of those sites had been attacked last month.
7That afternoon, the team held a short training session.
8The trainer explained how attackers guess weak passwords.
9Names, birthdays, and simple words are easy targets.
10A strong password mixes words, numbers, and symbols.
11Even better is a long phrase that only you know.
12The trainer suggested using a password manager app.
13It creates and remembers different passwords for you.
14Everyone also turned on two step verification.
15Now a login needs both a password and a phone code.
16Priya changed every one of her old passwords.
17The whole process took her about forty minutes.
18A week later, no new problems had appeared.
19The office now reviews security twice a year.
20Priya tells new workers about her experience.