Protect My Passwords

How do I safely protect my passwords?

Don't forget another password

Ever forget a password? How frustrating! If you are like most people, you do things wrong when you try to answer the question "How do I safely protect my password, while keeping it easy to remember?"

Passwords are the foundation of security. They are they key to your online bank accounts, broker accounts, shopping accounts, credit cards, ATM cards, financial programs, the list goes on.

Passwords are what hackers seek after first! Good passwords are hard to remember, and there is a terrible temptation to write them down. Hackers know this and where do they look first? Same place everyone puts them!

How do you store your passwords?

• The underside of keyboards and mouse pads
  
  
• Paper notes in a laptop case
  
  
• Cell phones (sometimes as a phone number)
  
  
• PDAs
  
  
• Wallet or purse
  
  
• In a text file on the computer
  
  
• In an auto-complete option

If you use any of these methods, you are at risk.
So how do you correct the problem?

• Protect My Password - Tip #1

  Use a different password for every situation.
  
  Using the same password over and over again is the easiest way to compromise your personal information. Make sure that you use a variety of passwords and that you change them frequently.

• Protect My Password - Tip #2

  Never write down your password.
  
  Writing down your passwords, or even worse, putting them on a text file on your computer, is one of the most sure ways to put yourself at risk.

• Protect My Password - Tip #3

  Choose a strong password. Here are some suggestions:
  
  
  • Be at least seven characters long. Because of the way passwords are encrypted, the most secure passwords are seven to 14 characters long.
    
    
  • Contain Letters (uppercase and lowercase), Numerals, and Symbols
    
    
  • Have at least one symbol character in the second through sixth positions.
    
    
  • Be significantly different from prior passwords.
    
    
  • Not contain your name or user name.
    
    

So, now your password is safe...but you can't remember it!

• Protect My Password - Tip #4

  Use a secure, encrypted program to help you remember your password.
  
  MySecurityVault was created specifically to help you be able to store your passwords on your computer, while keeping your passwords safe. It was built by experts using industry-leading data encryption technology.
  
  MySecurityVault was created with the help of several industry experts who have developed encryption technologies used by the FBI, United States Secret Service, and US Customs. MySecurityVault is proven solid!
  
  

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