Online
Security
One of the
most important things about online security is having a good password,
but many think the password is not as important as it really is. Though
secure networks, and keeping things to yourself is important, the
content of a password is one of the most vital things that a person
should take care of and should guard. The biggest problem seems to be
that people don’t think that having personal passwords is a bad thing,
and coming in a close second is not changing passwords often enough.
When passwords are issued by sites, most are complicated and many don’t
make sense. They are often hard to memorize. This is why so many switch
them to things that they remember easily and that are very personal.
That is a huge mistake. Anyone who uses birthdates or words that remind
them of family or their favorite things are asking for trouble. Anybody
who knows just a little about a person could figure out these passwords
rather easily, and that makes online security a joke.
When someone has the same password for a year, it is vulnerable. This
is why many times one of the first things recommended by any site (when
talking about online security) is to change the password quite often.
This should be something that is done once a week, but even I don’t do
that. But try to do it regularily as this also helps to prevent identity theft as
well.
Once a month is better, though not ideal. It might seem like a
pain to change the passwords for all accounts all of the time, it is
one thing that can really help online security of personal accounts and
financial information like bank or credit card statements. There are
quite a few rogues out online who sent innocent emails supposedly from
your bank or Paypal requesting confirmation of your address or
bank details never ever reply with the requested details as this is a
scam called phishing.
When it comes to online security, it is essential to make up passwords
that have both letters and numbers that mean nothing to you. That way
it will be harder for anyone to guess. It is surprising how easy some
passwords tend to be. Coming up with unpleasant words and a series of
numbers that mean nothing and mixing them together is probably one of
the best ways to be sure the password is more secure.
That, along with
changing the password each week can be two of the best tools in online
security for everyone. When teaching children about being online,
setting hard passwords might confuse them, but they can be written down
for that purpose. They can learn to memorize harder ones later on down
the line.
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