Protecting Your Online Account
Nowadays, technology is a part of every aspect of our lives. No matter where you go, a developing country uses an improving technology. We use technology for more than just accessing information. We use it for easy banking, bill paying, filing personal information and sending information to others. It makes our life a lot easier, but at the same time risky.
In order to be safe in using technology we rely on passwords to protect our identities and accounts. One simple “password” is all that it takes to safeguard our personal files against a possible huge headache if it is cracked by a hacker gaining access to it. A weak password is better than no password at all, but still not a good idea. It might deter a hacker for sometimes, but not for too long.
Though we can’t do anything with the hackers, extra security measures can be used to make cracking more difficult. It is by using a complex password. A complex password is critical to online security. It is different from a regular password because it uses more keyboard numbers, symbols and letters. A complex password is a strong password that is much more secure.
In creating a strong complex password you can think of a phrase or a sentence, to use as a clue to your password. Example: ” My female cat Meow has 2 blue eyes” Then the password could be MfcMh2be. This is a strong complex password and it won’t be as hard to remember since it is connected to a sentence. Mix capital letters with numbers. Adding symbols would make it more complex like **_MfcMh2be_** or –_MfcMh2be_-. Avoid using your name or screen name as your password. The length of the password should be from 10-14 letters and symbols. The more symbols the higher the security strength. Do not use passwords that are dictionary words, names, phone numbers and dates even words that are connected to you like your sports and favorites.
Using different passwords in your different accounts is a big thing. This way if someone tried to crack your password, they won’t have the access in your every account. Do not use shared computers to access your accounts. These include computers that are open to the public like internet cafes, kiosks, schools and libraries.
Laptop computers may be less secure as you use them in different places, so make sure your laptop has strong passwords.
Password protection is very important. Most security experts agree that you should never write down your password boldly and keep the information in an easily accessible area. If you must write down your passwords then write it using initials, clues, or drawings then store the information in a very safe place with your other valuables… do not write anything that would make it an obvious password. Another idea is to develop a code that will jar your memory so you can remember the password. This way the password in code won’t make any sense to anyone but you. Always keep your passwords secret and change them ever 30-60 days. Always keep track of your banking accounts and monitor them regularly for changes you did not make.
Article written by Cath author of cathonline.com
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sometimes really need to be careful and take responsibility on our own personal information. i think is not a good idea to go login into any personal database in any public computers, you will never know what they have installed, even you did some serious virus/trojan scanning. thats why we uses personal computer; and never think is wasted to spend money on virus protection products, you really do need them.
good post.
I know I need to change my passords and make them different and more encrypted but I just suck at keeping a record of them all and I end up getting locked out of websites etc…one blog I have just given up on as I can not get back into it, I forgot the password AND email address so I am screwed!!!! But I agree that this is important, I just need to be more organised.
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Thanks for this well crafted piece of writing about such an important information facing us.
Great tip on how to protect you online account but lets be honest here there are still people who prefer to use a weaker password because they can remember it easily, what percent of the online population do you think uses characters and mixed alpha numeric as password? My guess is not so many.
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I have acess to my online account but I don’t have the debit card, It’s in the mail, Is there anyway I can buy something online with just this? Paypal takes 3-4 days to process and I sort of need it sooner… Any suggestions?
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I always try my best to have a strong password. Speaking of weak passwords, I remember one time when this kid in my high school had a very weak password, his was “yankees” apparently it leaked around and alot of people were able to access his account. Needless to say he later got into trouble
because of what others were doing while on his account, lol.
Till then,
Jean
I just suck at keeping a record of them all and I end up getting locked out of websites.etc..
When using your credit/debit card online, how can you be sure your account is protected?
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Well technology is really very helpful for us but as well as very harmful. We should know about both.
Hi , Really nice way. By using this we can protect our online account. Thanks for the useful information…….
What happened my friend, You did not approve my last comment. Is there any mistake from my side?
Sorry for that, Maybe it got marked as spam
I can just see myself mumbling about cats eyes at the checkout.
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Very helpful article, security is one thing most of us neglect it terms of online and being secure, you should be commended for spreading the word. Thanks i best update my kaspersky now
Yes, strong password very helpful for protech online account. Don’t use common password, your name & easy password. Use combination of capital latter, numeric, special character for strong password.
as my solution to protect my password, i am using capital letters and some special characters
If you want to protect your online accounts, always watch when clicking external links from e-mails. These can be fraudulent and the scammers can get your login information. Always check the address bar carefully to make sure you are on the right website!
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The reality here is that 99.9% of people are lazy. What that means is that people will use teh same username and password to make life easy. they get bored of trying to think of new ones and most times they are rejected anyway as someone else has used them. What you need is a password generator to make your life easier.
This is so true. Making sure that you have a deceptive password is important. I feel that internet security is becoming better, however, it is still extremely important to have a solid password. I don’t know if I could remember you password about your blue eyed cat, but I like the idea of developing it out of a sentence.
Thanks for sharing,I will have to change my password now because i have been using public computers when mine has a problem.
You have such great ideas. I know that hackers will always be abreast with their latest technology in hacking but at least you have given me a strong defense in securing my information and protecting my password. I always tend to forget it a lot, so that’s why I tend to use very common ones which increases my security risk of my info getting hacked. Thanks for sharing. Anymore brilliant ideas?
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that say right,account about web is many,everybady have a lot of account,the key’s protect is a important .
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Scammers pretend to be from your bank or financial institution and tell you that there is a problem with your account. They ask for your account details to protect your money, but then use these details to steal your money.
The best way to protect your online accounts is to double check the URL address bar before typing in any sensitive info. If it does not belong to the appropriate site, don’t submit any sensitive info.
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I can understand the importance of having strong passwords. In my line of work many battling spouses have actually been breaking into each other’s email accounts to provide evidence of infidelity and other harmful exchanges. People should really just take the extra few minutes to think of a strong and creative password. In most cases the site you’re creating an account with will indicate if your password is weak.
I have strong passwords and lots of them for different services, it gets so annoying to keep track.
I wanted to use a password manager, but then you only need one password to access my password bank rendering it all pointlessley insecure again , grrrrr.
its very nice and amazing projected.
A very useful and important post.Thanks for sharing
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In the digital world pass word protection is of great importance, it is also important to have a good strong password, having said that its also very important to remember or keep a record of all the passwords in a safe place.
Thanks a lot for the perfect blog you have put together.Love it!
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Useful and helpful. I didn’t have any security problems until now and i hope i will have not. My biggest problems are with domain hosting and the bugs… This is what is getting me downer and downer in google.