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BUSINESS
RESOURCES
“PICKING
THE RIGHT PASSWORD”
Jaime
Sneider from uschamber.com reminds
you that choosing a password is tricky business.
It has to something easy to remember, but
also not so obvious that everyone who knows
you will know it! And employees need to realize
the need for strong passwords – one
poorly chosen password can render the entire
computer network susceptible to attack. Sneider
has the following tips to keep in mind when
selecting a password:
• CHANGE
YOUR PASSWORD FREQUENTLY. For
each computer and account you use, you
should have a unique password so the
entire system is not compromised if one
password is cracked. And don’t
use your login name!
• DON’T SHARE YOUR PASSWORD. If
you need to write it down, store it in a
locked location, not under your keyboard!
• BE UNIQUE. Do not
use dictionary words, common names and birthdays.
Consider using a combination of letters,
upper and lower case, numbers and punctuation
marks. Hackers can automate entry of every
word in the dictionary and make your system
vulnerable.
• BE CAREFUL. Reversing,
capitalizing or doubling a piece of person
information may sound clever, but is all
too common.
• MAKE IT LONG. The
longer the better. Use a pattern so you can
remember it without having to write it down. |
Employees
should be told to always change default and
initial access password. Talk to your system
administrator about requiring strong passwords
by testing employees’ passwords against
certain criteria. And passwords can be set
to expire after a certain length of time, requiring
the user to change them.
Thank you to Jaime Sneider from uschamber.com for
the above information.
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