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5 Longer is Stronger Longer passwords are generally harder to break, but having an impossibly long password is not practical. See below for a recipe for success! An Easy Recipe For good passwords, try this trick: pick 4 words at random, and turn them into a password. Then, make up a story to remember your password. 1 2 PASSWORD | Best Practices Here are some top tips from cybersecurity professionals, to keep your passwords safe and secure at home. Example: to remember the password beach- motorcycle-relax- lobster you might imagine a summer outing at your favourite beach. TIPS for Passwords at Home Protect your Password 4 Steer Clear of Password Pitfalls 3 Do not give out passwords online (e.g. via email or over the phone). Nobody should ask you for your password. Ever. Log off and sign out of accounts and websites when you are done using them. Don’t rely on your memory. Write down your strong passwords in a notebook and store them in a safe or safe-deposit box. For everything else, use a Password Manager. Do not use popular passwords (e.g. “password”, “let me in”, “1234”), even if they include character substitutions (e.g. p@ssword) Avoid expressions such as song titles, bible references, lyrics, sports teams or movie titles or personal details like your kid’s or pet’s name, birthdays, or hometown. Never reuse a password across accounts or devices; otherwise, if somebody guesses or steals one password, they can access all of your accounts. 5 Use a Password Manager If you write down your password, store it in a password manager: a piece of software that helps you to create and remember all your passwords securely. Ensure the password manager is from a secure source, and that it is updated regularly. Examples of password managers include LastPass, 1Password or Bitwarden.
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Longer is Stronger
Longer passwords are generally harder to break, buthaving an impossibly long password is not practical. Seebelow for a recipe for success!
An Easy Recipe
For good passwords, try this trick:pick 4 words at random, and turn them into apassword. Then, make up a story to rememberyour password.
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PASSWORD | Best Practices
Here are some top tips fromcybersecurity professionals, tokeep your passwords safe andsecure at home.
Example:to remember thepassword beach-
motorcycle-relax-lobster you mightimagine a summer
outing at your favouritebeach.
TIPS forPasswords atHome
Protect your Password4
Steer Clear of Password Pitfalls3
Do not give out passwords online (e.g. via email or over thephone). Nobody should ask you for your password. Ever.
Log off and sign out of accounts and websites when you aredone using them.
Don’t rely on your memory. Write down your strong passwordsin a notebook and store them in a safe or safe-deposit box. Foreverything else, use a Password Manager.
Do not use popular passwords (e.g. “password”, “let me in”,“1234”), even if they include character substitutions (e.g.p@ssword)
Avoid expressions such as song titles, bible references, lyrics,sports teams or movie titles or personal details like your kid’sor pet’s name, birthdays, or hometown.
Never reuse a password across accounts or devices;otherwise, if somebody guesses or steals one password, theycan access all of your accounts.
5 Use a Password Manager
If you write down your password, store it in a passwordmanager: a piece of software that helps you to create andremember all your passwords securely.
Ensure the password manager is from a secure source, and thatit is updated regularly.
Examples ofpassword
managers includeLastPass,
1Password orBitwarden.
