Comments on: Reduce Your Risk. Use Safe Passwords. http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/ Webmaster Community Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: green http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-875 green Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:12:26 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-875 I recently had a user call me to ask for help with her hotmail account. Some got hold of her password, logged into her account and started sending mails to everyone asking them to send her money because she was stuck in a foreign country because someone stole her money.. The person also changed her password, secret question and alternate email thereby completely locking her out. After that incident, we had to send an email out to all users warning them about the importance of having complex passwords and keeping them secure at all times. I recently had a user call me to ask for help with her hotmail account. Some got hold of her password, logged into her account and started sending mails to everyone asking them to send her money because she was stuck in a foreign country because someone stole her money.. The person also changed her password, secret question and alternate email thereby completely locking her out. After that incident, we had to send an email out to all users warning them about the importance of having complex passwords and keeping them secure at all times.

]]> By: vttop http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-743 vttop Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:33:01 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-743 I tend not to use softwares that remember/store passwords and personal details like roboform or even firefox. I feel little insecure storing them , but if I must then I store them in a folder on my flash drive .That way, even if my computer gets hacked, I wouldn't be at risk of losing my access to all my accounts. I tend not to use softwares that remember/store passwords and personal details like roboform or even firefox. I feel little insecure storing them , but if I must then I store them in a folder on my flash drive .That way, even if my computer gets hacked, I wouldn’t be at risk of losing my access to all my accounts.

]]> By: Dartz http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-672 Dartz Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:47:19 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-672 @mamitito I don't really need to write them down, since I have my Firefox set to remember most of my passwords. I'm only secure on passwords when it's something I actually care about. If I need to know a password, I can just hunt through my FF settings for it. @mamitito

I don’t really need to write them down, since I have my Firefox set to remember most of my passwords. I’m only secure on passwords when it’s something I actually care about.

If I need to know a password, I can just hunt through my FF settings for it.

]]> By: mamatito http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-665 mamatito Sat, 31 May 2008 17:47:01 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-665 I try to use a different password for everything and while I do write them down, I keep them in a hidden place. My computer is at home and rarely does anyone ever go near my computer. Whenever anyone does, I am here in the room with them. Even so, I may still need to change what I"m doing here, to make it even more secure. I try to use a different password for everything and while I do write them down, I keep them in a hidden place. My computer is at home and rarely does anyone ever go near my computer. Whenever anyone does, I am here in the room with them. Even so, I may still need to change what I”m doing here, to make it even more secure.

]]> By: alpha http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-628 alpha Mon, 26 May 2008 21:39:20 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-628 Yes, and that same kind of advice applies to using computers in public spaces. If you use a machine at your local library for instance, it probably doesn't save passwords (if they have good IT staff) but someone watching over your shoulder could easily see what you're typing. Yes, and that same kind of advice applies to using computers in public spaces. If you use a machine at your local library for instance, it probably doesn’t save passwords (if they have good IT staff) but someone watching over your shoulder could easily see what you’re typing.

]]> By: descorpio http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-591 descorpio Sun, 25 May 2008 05:15:23 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-591 I would also like to give one more tip. While using the bank ATM, please stand in front of the machine and type the password. Make sure your body hides the information you are typing in otherwise people who are good at observing, may easily guess your pin and hack it. I would also like to give one more tip. While using the bank ATM, please stand in front of the machine and type the password. Make sure your body hides the information you are typing in otherwise people who are good at observing, may easily guess your pin and hack it.

]]> By: Dartz http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-584 Dartz Sat, 24 May 2008 20:09:39 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-584 Given time, any looping program can crack a password. It's also a good idea to use characters that aren't part of the standard english alphabet, you might be able to use things like japanese kanji in a password. If the person in question can't type in kanji, it's a complete nightmare. Given time, any looping program can crack a password. It’s also a good idea to use characters that aren’t part of the standard english alphabet, you might be able to use things like japanese kanji in a password. If the person in question can’t type in kanji, it’s a complete nightmare.

]]> By: dreamr802 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-579 dreamr802 Sat, 24 May 2008 01:50:47 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-579 Those are great tips. The only thing I would disagree with is making it so complicated that you would have to actually write it down. Even if you don't identify it as a password someone could easily check if they find the piece of paper or whatever you wrote it on. Those are great tips. The only thing I would disagree with is making it so complicated that you would have to actually write it down. Even if you don’t identify it as a password someone could easily check if they find the piece of paper or whatever you wrote it on.

]]> By: devil976 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-529 devil976 Wed, 21 May 2008 07:37:52 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-529 Nice tips. Unfortunately, there are too many people who don't follow this advice. I hope this post enlightens them. Its a bad idea to use a word of the English language as your password as its easy to hack using brute force methods. Another good tip is to not use the same password everywhere. I keep separate passwords for my important accounts. Its good to have complicated passwords but it should not be random. It should make some meaning to you so that you can remember it. Nice tips. Unfortunately, there are too many people who don’t follow this advice. I hope this post enlightens them. Its a bad idea to use a word of the English language as your password as its easy to hack using brute force methods. Another good tip is to not use the same password everywhere. I keep separate passwords for my important accounts. Its good to have complicated passwords but it should not be random. It should make some meaning to you so that you can remember it.

]]> By: descorpio http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-509 descorpio Mon, 19 May 2008 18:12:38 +0000 http://www.italkwebs.com/2008/05/08/reduce-your-risk-use-safe-passwords/#comment-509 Having a safe password is very essential. I myself have observed many people typing in their passwords while others watched. Passwords must be a combination of characters and numbers so that it cannot be easily hacked. It must not be a birthday, phone number or any other type of commonly known information which can be easily guessed. Having a safe password is very essential. I myself have observed many people typing in their passwords while others watched. Passwords must be a combination of characters and numbers so that it cannot be easily hacked. It must not be a birthday, phone number or any other type of commonly known information which can be easily guessed.

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