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5 Tips For An Unbreakable safe Password
« on: December 16, 2008, 06:20:53 pm »
Despite the current wave of identity theft and corporate security breaches it's amazing how very few people treat their passwords with any level of seriousness. Most computers users, both at home and in the office, see safe passwords as a nuisance and therefore make them as easy to remember as possible. This can be a catastrophic mistake.

There are certain specific guidelines you need to follow to choose a secure and safe password. Use the following tips as a "how to" on making your password secure.

1. Your password must be alphanumeric. That simply means a mixture of numbers and letters such as xpf2778z. Why? When a hacker tries to break into a system they often use what are called dictionary or brute force hacks. A dictionary hack is an application that simply uses standard words and word combinations in an attempt to guess your password. For example many computer users use the word "password" as their actual password. A dictionary hack would crack that password in a few moments. Using alphanumeric passwords increases the number of possible password combinations by millions.

2. It should be 6 - 8 characters in length. The longer the password the harder it is for a hacking program to get around. If your password was abc then there are 6 possible password combinations. If your password was abc123 there are now over 720 password combinations possible. If your password was abc1234 there are now almost 6,000 possible combinations. Never, ever use a short password only comprised of letters.

3. Never use personal details in your safe password. People often use their home address, their age, husband or wives name, their social security number or their date of birth. These are incredibly easy to get access to by either a fellow employee or potential system hacker. Your password needs to be secure and hard to guess and personal details meet neither of these criteria.

4. Do not write your password down anywhere. Keeping a record of your password for somebody to find is as dangerous as keeping a copy of your ATM pin number in your wallet beside your ATM card. Create a memorable password that you'll have no problem recalling. This is not as hard as it sounds and if you jot some password ideas down you'll quickly come up with some good ones. Obviously burn the piece of paper you jotted your ideas down on.

5. Do not use the same safe password for more than 90 days. Create several variants of the same password and recycle them every 60 - 90 days. This adds an extra layer of security to your data. By recycling your password frequently you make your data 1000% more secure. You'll notice that most large corporates force their employees to change their password every month for this exact reason.

Hopefully these tips will help you choose a password that's both safe and secure and that you'll have some fun creating your new passwords too!

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Re: 5 Tips For An Unbreakable safe Password
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2008, 06:48:33 pm »
way to go.. and nice information po..


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Re: 5 Tips For An Unbreakable safe Password
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2008, 07:47:33 pm »
and if possible gamit ka ng hindi letters or numbers.. tulad ng % ^ @ & * ! mga ganyan..

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Re: 5 Tips For An Unbreakable safe Password
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2008, 09:50:12 pm »
and if possible gamit ka ng hindi letters or numbers.. tulad ng % ^ @ & * ! mga ganyan..



tama yan... add some special characters(somewhere in your password like j@n1@3$) and do not use any particular word with numerics as much as possible try to make some initials that makes a good sense to you like if your password is "harry potter" maybe try doing "HP&TP0A3". Some of the networking students at school excercise hacking of accounts with other students (they are aware of course) and showed us how vulnerable our passwords are.

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Re: 5 Tips For An Unbreakable safe Password
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2009, 07:04:11 am »
thanks for the info..

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Re: 5 Tips For An Unbreakable safe Password
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2009, 12:34:56 am »
may dagdag din ako

try using passwords that are not familiar to the dictionary or not identifiable to your character or personality.
(problema mo lang dito ay kung maalala mo ito dahil sa uniqueness nito)




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