Passwords, Passwords, Passwords
BeckyStrause
We often talk about and blog about passwords because they are the first line of defense with most technologies, and we cannot stress the importance of good and varied passwords. For some information on understanding the importance of strong passwords, see the following articles.
Stay away from these most-commonly used passwords:
1. password
2. 123456
3. 12345678
4. abc123
5. qwerty
6. monkey
7. letmein
8. dragon
9. 111111
10. baseball
11. iloveyou
12. trustno1
13. 1234567
14. sunshine
15. master
16. 123123
17. welcome
18. shadow
19. ashley
20. football
21. jesus
22. michael
23. ninja
24. mustang
25. password1
Hacking an account is often a crime of opportunity, the more complex and varied your passwords are the less opportunity you’re giving someone to access your personal information. Remember the following pointers when creating passwords:
- Length. Make your passwords long with eight or more characters.
- Complexity. Include letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers. Use the entire keyboard, not just the letters and characters you use or see most often. The greater the variety of characters in your password, the better. However, password hacking software automatically checks for common letter-to-symbol conversions, such as changing “and” to “&” or “to” to “2.”
- Variation. To keep strong passwords effective, change them often. Set an automatic reminder for yourself to change your passwords on your email, banking, and credit card websites about every three months.
- Variety. Don’t use the same password for everything. Cybercriminals steal passwords on websites that have very little security, and then they use that same password and user name in more secure environments, such as banking websites.
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