Is YOUR Password SECURE?
Doing any kind of business or shopping on the internet we are required to set a password for the accounts we use. When was the last time you reviewed these passwords? Are they secure? Can they be easily guessed? There are steps you can take to ensure your accounts are secure which mainly is your password used.
Is YOUR Password SECURE?
I want you to think about the passwords you use
to protect your important information like your
payment processor accounts, Bank Login, paypal
login, or how about passwords you use for your
websites and affiliate login information.
Now can you tell me without a doubt that these
passwords you use are secure? Do you create hard
enough passwords that will prevent hackers from
accessing your secure information?
Do you use words found in the dictionary in your password?
Do you use your last name?
How about your First name?
How about your date of birth?
Is your password less then 8 characters in length?
If you have answered yes to any of the above
questions then I can tell you without a doubt
YOUR password is NOT secure!
Here are some basic guidelines for creating
AND KEEPING a secure password:
- Your password should be at least 8 characters
in length. The longer the password the stronger it is.
- Your password should not contain words found in
the dictionary. There are special tools that
hackers use that can and will decode your passwords
ESPECIALLY if you make it easy for them and use
words found in the dictionary!
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- Your passwords should contain numbers and special
characters. It is always wise to replace a letter
with a character. This creates more strength in
your password. For example instead of an A you
could use @ or instead of an I you could use !.
When using special characters like #&%!@ in with
a 8 character or longer password you are creating
a very secure password.
- You should not use familiar names or birthdates. This is a given.
- Your password should be easy for you to remember
but hard for others to guess. You do not want a
password that is so hard to remember that you have
to write it down. Writing it down means that others
will have access to it. I know some even write all
their passwords in a little book
happens if that book gets in the wrong hands?
- Keep your password a secret -
Do not share your passwords with others
- Do NOT provide your password via email. There
are many scams out there on the net that are
referred to as “phishing”, this is where you may
receive a fraudulent email telling you that there
is an issue with one of your online bank accounts,
ebay account, Amazon account and even your paypal
account. These emails look real and fool MANY people.
The email will ask you to verify some information
and to check your account. So you login using the
URL they provide in the email, but little do you
know, you have just provided your login information
to the thieves/scam artists. They now have full
access to your account information
- Do not use the same password over and over again.
If one account is compromised and they get your
password, then this would mean ALL of your accounts
you use that password with are compromised.
- Change your password every 30 - 45 days. This
ensures security. With your password changing often
it is harder for would be hackers to crack your
password and gain access to your information.
My partner taught me a little trick that works
great. Think of a song or a sentence that is
easy to remember.
For example: I have been married for 15 years to
a wonderful Man .. Now you can translate that
into a password by taking the fist letter of
each word and creating your password.
!HbmF15YT@Wm - Now that is a Good Secure password.
Has Capital letters, small case letters plus
special characters and is over 8 characters in length.
Another Example:
I Love Money And want to have More - Which could be !LM&w2Hm
See how that is done?
In this day and age of Stolen identities and
compromised Financial accounts, it is imperative
to make strong passwords. Experiment and you can
come up with passwords that will ensure your
personal information is not stolen and that would
be scammers can’t use your online accounts for
their illegal purposes.
Many of us create passwords quickly with not much
thought and make sure it is easy to remember. But
by doing so, we are creating a unsecured password
that is perfect for thieves , scammers and hackers
to get by.
We use passwords to secure our information…
Then why use passwords that don’t offer the optimal
protection? Passwords NEED to be secure!
About the author
Val Burnett is Owner of many
responsive marketing programs
found at http://www.mbpadvertising.com/
Plus publisher of BizMajic News
http://www.bizmajic.com/
  “Our business IS our Customers“
More articles written by Val Burnett:
http://www.mbpadvertising.com/index.php?view=article
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