Passwords
How can you select a secure password?
If you want to provide your computer with maximum protection against various malicious software then you should into consideration such a component as secure password. It is another guarantee of your Internet safety.
There are some simple rules how to create a safe password. However, for some reason these rules are often ignored by users. Today the number of Internet users is growing unbelievably fast. The World Web serves not only as a source of information but also as a means of carrying out researches and purchasing goods and services.
Moreover, a great deal of users view the Internet as a means of communication. Today there are lots of various social networks where people share all possible types of information including personal data. These networks can be used by swindlers. That's why the importance of passwords is hard to overestimate.
How can you choose a password?
A secure password will reduce the risk of becoming a victim of fraud. How can you choose it?
Follow the instructions listed below:
1. Select a password that is not hard to remember. If a password is hard to remember you will write it down somewhere or save to a file in order not to forget it. This file can be deleted or stolen by fraudsters.
2. You should avoid using a real word that can be easily found in any dictionary as a password.
3. Use both capital and small letters and don't forget about combination of various figures and punctuation marks.
4. Try to use not a separate word but a word combination.
5. Never use the same password. If a swindler managed to guess one of your passwords then he or she will automatically get access to all your accounts.
6. Don't use evident information as a password (your wife's or husband's name, car number, postcode etc.).
7. Never tell your password to anyone. Even if you receive a call from a representative of some well-known organization you will never be sure if it is really so.
8. Make sure that a special program is installed on your computer protecting your system against Internet threats and blocking attempted thefts.