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stored, including private usernames, passwords and credit card numbers. Most of us shop online or hold accounts which require a username and password to login. So this particular bug affects the majority of web users. Most big companies will have “patched” or fixed the security loophole by now. However, it is sensible to change the passwords on your banking, email and shopping accounts. I am asked on a frequent basis about choosing passwords. The problem everyone faces is remembering them. Should you have a different password for each separate account that you hold? Should you write them down in a book or store them on your computer? I would recommend that you
How Secure are Your Passwords? heights. Another chooses places they have visited and the dates they were there. However you pick your passwords, they should have a mix of numbers and letters and include capitals. This makes them difficult to guess or crack. most companies require a password to be more than 8 characters long and often you can include a symbol such as a “$” or “%”. It is a time consuming process to change passwords but essential in light of the Heartbleed bug. Take your time. Choose passwords and write them down in a notebook. Finally, don’t pick passwords that can be easily guessed. This includes names of pets, houses, children, boats etc. If a number is required, all too often people add a “1” or their year of birth. If your passwords aren’t up to
ou may have heard of a major new security vulnerability called Heartbleed. The bug can access a server’s memory, where sensitive user data is
scratch, bear in mind the following statistics from security experts, i-Sight. It takes only 10 minutes to crack a lowercase password that is 6
have unique passwords for your online bank accounts, any financial accounts that you access and your email and online stores where you shop on a regular basis. Given that you may need a number of passwords, how
do you choose them so they are memorable? In recent weeks, some customers have highlighted a number of good methods. One picks European mountains and their
characters long. Add two extra letters and a few uppercase letters and that number jumps to 3 years. Add just one more character and some numbers and symbols and it will take 44,530 years to crack.
Heather Betts, Dartmouth Computing 01803 834377 |
heather@dartmouthcomputing.com
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