Guess What? I can guess your password. 3 Tips to keeping your passwords safe.

Introduction

I can guess your password. I know, it sounds like the opening line of a bad joke. But it’s true! And if you want to protect yourself from identity theft and hackers, you need to keep your digital life safe and secure. Here are 3 Tips on how to do just that:

“Before I begin, does your password have your kids/grandkids/or pets name, followed by a year, and then a ! or 123.”

  • You should not use any of the following: your name, a family member’s name, a pet’s name, or any combination thereof;
  • It is extremely common for people to use their birthday as part of their password. This is also very easy for hackers to guess;
  • Using numbers and symbols to replace letters in the middle of words (e.g., “ch1ckens”) does little to increase security;
  • Your password should be at least 12 characters long. The longer it is, the stronger it will be since more combinations are possible with each additional character added;

“Don’t use the same password for multiple accounts.

Don’t use the same password for multiple accounts, as this makes it far easier for hackers to get into all of them. If a hacker gets into one account, they can then go around trying the same passwords on other accounts until something works.

You should never use the same password for both your email and bank accounts, because if a hacker finds out what you’re using in one place, they can easily try it again with another account and gain access that way too.

“Use an uppercase letter at least once in every password. Don’t alternate between all caps and all lowercase letters just for fun. Don’t use numbers as words for your passwords. Use symbols.

  • Use a password manager to generate, store and enter your passwords.
  • Make sure that the password you choose is at least 12 characters long, with at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter and one number or symbol.
  • Don’t alternate between all caps and all lowercase letters just for fun (it’s not fun!) – you might as well just use a dictionary word instead of trying to be clever with your passwords!
  • Don’t use numbers as words for your passwords either – they’re too easy to crack if someone has access to enough processing power e.g when running brute force attacks against them!

“Don’t write down your passwords anywhere. Password managers like 1password and LastPass are great, but writing them down on a piece of paper means anyone can pick it up and try them out.”

>Don’t write down your passwords anywhere. Password managers like 1password and LastPass are great, but writing them down on a piece of paper means anyone can pick it up and try them out.

Password managers are the best way to keep track of all those different passwords you need for the various accounts you want to access online. But if you don’t use one (or use one that doesn’t encrypt your data), then it’s important that you don’t write them down anywhere—and here’s why:

>If someone were able to find out where I’d written my password—say, in my wallet or on some Post-it notes on my desk—they could easily go through every single website I had an account with until they found one that matched what was written down! Then they’d be able to log in as me and do whatever they wanted with my stuff!

Conclusion

Don’t write down your passwords anywhere. Password managers like 1password and LastPass are great, but writing them down on a piece of paper means anyone can pick it up and try them out.

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