At the very least if 2FA is not possible for you;

# sign up for the have I been pwned website so you get alerts when your
passwords may have been compromised
# use a password manager like 1password so that you can use long unique
passwords for each site

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On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:39 Chad, <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 8:30 AM Cyken Zeraux <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > 2FA would be a big prevention of these problems.
> >
> > Allowing accounts to be handled through 3rd party services, such as a
> > Github, would also prevent it. Github already has 2FA available for
> logins.
> >
> >
> Relying on Github prevents nothing if you don't use 2FA or a unique
> password ;-)
>
> Really, the single best thing one can do to prevent this from happening is
> using
> unique passwords. This is best practice for *any* website you have access
> to,
> not just Wikimedia.
>
> Enabling 2FA on websites that provide it is the next step everyone should
> take,
> if and when they can.
>
> -Chad
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