How do I be sure my passwords are safe?

Is there a better way to keep a password than to encrypt it?

Your company's mail server informs you that your password has changed and you must confirm it. The password hasn't changed. Changed password: why? Which computers and software provide an attacker password reset information?

What is Password, and what are the many ways to get it?

Your company's mail server informs you that your password has changed and you must confirm it. The password hasn't changed. Changed password: why? Which computers and software provide an attacker password reset information?

How does the chosen encryption method safeguard information?

Note: Your password is updated through email via your company's mail server. You haven't updated the password. Why? What changed the password? How did the attacker change the password? What systems did the virus attack?

When compared to encrypting a password, why is it better to hash it instead?What is the point of having a password file, and how does it work?

Take into account the following: You get a message from the company's email server asking you to verify a password change. The password hasn't been changed, has it? When and why did you decide to switch your password? How did an attacker get access to change the password? Was there a virus, and if so, on which computers?

What use does the default encryption serve?