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Wednesday 2 March 2011

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNT FROM BEING HACKED

Hackers have got very active lately
and they ’re always trying to get
peoples accounts. They have
various tools and software to help
them guess passwords. A good
password is both strong and
memorable. Here are some tips to
create one:
1. Include both uppercase and
lowercase letters in random
places. Example: Instead of
fishyfish, type fiShyfIsH or
something similar.
2. Include numbers. This is very
important, as with a password
containing numbers, it is a LOT
harder for a hacker to guess it. To
make it easier to remember, you
can use your birth date or age,
but put the numbers in random
places ! Example: fiSh8yfIsH3
3. Include spaces and symbols.
This can make the password
harder to remember, but also
helps to decrease chances of it
being found out. Example :
f_iSh8yfis@H3 (Note that at this
stage it is virtually impossible to
GUESS the password. Hacking
tools will be needed.)
4. Another good way to create a
memorable, but quite strong
password, is to mix two random
words such as dog and plane ->
doplagne By adding all the things
above, this can be a great
password.
5. Never, ever use a same
password for several things. If
one database is hacked, then your
other(s) will be gone as well. A
great way to keep all those
passwords is to get a Password
Manager program and assign one
password to access all of the
others.

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