Recently, LinkedIn announced that 6.5 million of their
accounts were accessed by Russian hackers. After that, Last.fm, a well-known
online radio site, warned all its users that their accounts might be in
jeopardy, too. All in all, approximately 30 million Internet users have been
screwed!
The best way to avoid cyber criminals from hacking your
account is to create a strong password. That means, you should not settle with
using your birthday or your boyfriend’s name as your code. Read these tips so
you can come up with a strong and secure password:
1. Never tell your password to anyone.
2. Never use a short password (use at least 8 characters).
3. Never use similar passwords for different social network
sites.
4. Never use names of people (or pets) close to you like
your family members.
5. Never use common words like “password,” “123,” your
birthday or the name you use to log
in to the site.
6. Choose complex word-combinations that are unrelated to
each other.
7. Make sure to put numbers and other special characters if
possible.
8. Change passwords as often as possible or whenever you
think your account has been accessed by intruders.
9. Choose a password that you don’t need to write down just
to remember it.
10. You can make use of sites like Password Meter to test
how strong your password is.
If you want to stay away from hackers and make your online
transactions secure, it’s high time to change your “iloveyou” or “123456”
password now!
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