shocked what he s able to come back with. something we can all learn this morning. stick around on this krcnn saturday morning. also, your internet privacy, going to be a push on this network for the next week. and so this morning, we ve got a quiz that s inspired by that internet privacy. and here we go. here s a question for you. a georgia tech study says eight-letter passwords are useless and easy to break. the new 12-letter super password is recommended. hour question is, how long does the study say it would take hackers to break a 12-letter password? is it, a, 32 hours? b, five years? or is it, c, more than 17,000 years? [ male announcer ] it s simple physics. a body at rest tends to stay at rest. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain
years. well the answer certainly surprising to me, 17,000 years? scientists came up with that number assuming the hacker s graphic card can calculate 1 million a minute. at that rate, it would take that many years to break a 12-letter password. well, internet privacy, big concern for you, for me, for everybody out there. that includes both you personal and business users. we decided to conduct a experiment this morning. we re going to see how much of your personal information you re exposing once you log on. joining us to help with this project, so-called digital detective. he s the director of secure words threat intelligence service. here with us this morning. we appreciate you being here, detective don jackson. if we can call you that. absolutely. tell us here. super password, is that the way to go? that is the way to go.