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Some of the biggest news stories lately have been about hackers. Yahoo, last.fm, Match, LinkedIn \u2013 all of these websites have recently been victims of hacking attempts. Some of those hacking attempts have been successful, and these websites have had to take immediate action to counteract the damage done. Millions upon millions of accounts and passwords were taken.<\/p>\n
One of the steps you can take to counteract hackers is to create a strong password. Strong passwords are harder to crack, and because of this, hackers will usually move on to the next password instead and your account will be safe. Here are a few tips on how to create a strong password that will be hard to crack.<\/p>\n
Make Your Passwords Complex<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t only include letters in your passwords. Include symbols, numbers, and punctuation as well. Most of us are used to just using 40 or so keys on the keyboard; don\u2019t let yourself fall victim to this. Complex doesn\u2019t mean that you have to make something so difficult to remember that you never actually remember it, but it does mean you need to have a variety of characters as your password. Using \u201c&\u201d instead of \u201cand\u201d won\u2019t do much good because of advanced hacking software, but using \u201c4nD\u201d instead of \u201cand\u201d is a good start.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket<\/strong><\/p>\n Design and implement three to four passwords at the very least. Your bank accounts and credit card accounts should have the most difficult passwords while accounts that aren\u2019t going to reveal vital information can have simpler passwords. Hackers often hack into lower security websites, grab passwords, and use them to get into higher security pages and accounts.<\/p>\n Tips on Creating a Password<\/strong><\/p>\n