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Passwords: They're everywhere! Why are they important? How do I choose a secure password? And how the heck am I supposed remember all of them?! Well, we are going to answer all of your questions. Most websites require passwords, and it can be difficult to remember which one goes where. That's why we've researched and compiled a list of the best ways to choose and remember your online passwords.
Importance of Passwords
- The Importance of Passwords: This article from Computer Security Products, Inc., offers great information about why a good password is important with today's technology. This article is also fun with its password cartoon example.
- Create Strong Passwords: Microsoft provides great reliable information about strong passwords and how they are valuable. This article is complete with tips and ideas for choosing a strong password.
- Why Password Security is Important: Although this was written for the students of the University of Michigan, the information is useful for anyone. Getting your account hacked is awful, and the tips provided here will help prevent the possibility of that happening.
- Passwords: So Important, Yet So Misused: Inform IT provides an insightful article on account hacking and how passwords are hacked. The author uses examples of celebrity Twitter accounts being hacked. Unless you're a celebrity, it isn't very likely your personal details would be splattered all over the Internet, but it could still be embarrassing.
- The Simplist Security: A Guide To Better Password Practices: This article from Symantec is full of useful tips and info on passwords. They provide all of the dos and don'ts of choosing a secure password.
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- Choosing a Safe Password: This article from ACCC explains why and how passwords are frequently being hacked. They provide many tools to help make sure that doesn't happen to you. With all of their tips and tricks, you should be an expert after reading this.
- Pick a Safe Password: Eric Wolfram explains the process of choosing a secure password. Along with his dos and don'ts, Wolfram also includes detailed answers to the "whys."
- Defending your Computer with Technology Tools: This government site provides a very useful tutorial on the science of choosing good passwords. Just scroll down the page to find "Strong Passwords."
- Cyber Crime: Cyber Crime is a fascinating article from this Indiana State Government site. This page brings the law's view on passwords and their importance. Along with help in how to choose a password, there is also a lot of great info about Internet safety in general.
- How to Choose Goode Passwords: Where would we be without geeks? This helpful Carnegie Mellon article breaks down the password-choosing process into scientific formulas for a successful password. Choosing a password really isn't difficult, you just need to know what you should and shouldn't be doing.
Tricks to Remembering Passwords
- Tricks to Remember Codes and Passwords: Wikinut has several great stratagies to remember passwords. This site is also helpful with password choice.
- How to Create a Strong Password that are Easy to Remember but Hard to Break: This blog uses an interesting method of remembering called "the phrase method." After reading this article, you may find it easier and easier to remember your passwords.
- Tips on Changing and Remember Passwords: If you ever need to change your password or need help remembering, this university site gives you all the information you need. This article is short and to the point.
- How to Successfully Guess Your Own Passwords: About.com brings some common sense to this topic. They believe that your passwords are stored in your head, and to remember them just requires some delving.
- How to Remember Infinite Number of Passwords: Tekii.org writes this article with one method in mind. This might be a slightly more difficult way to remember your passwords, but it still seems very effective.
What to Do If You Forget Your Password
- Forgot a Password? Try "Way2Many": If you are really in the mood to read, this New York Times article details an ironic story about forgetting passwords. It shares an unlikely result to this common problem.
- Easily Remember Your Passwords: This site takes more of a physical attempt on remembering passwords. They suggest physically storing your passwords somewhere you won't forget. It may also be helpful to choose a couple strong passwords and alternate them between all your accounts. That way if it's not one, it's most likely the other.
- Forgot the Administrator's Password: This article is focused primarily on your administrator's password and what to do if you forget it. We thought it would be good to include this because is proves passwords are not strictly online memberships; they're everywhere.
- What To Do When Your Email Account is Compromised: This article is more about dealing with hackers and the correct response to take. Along with this valuable information, you are also able to see common mistakes and preventable tips. If you forget your password, most websites provide a temporary one until you choose a new one, or they'll send you an email with your password in it.
- Forgotten Your Password? Google Can Find It For You. Unfortunately: This article is a little advanced, but if you can understand their logic you will gain some password insight. It's a little frightening, but it's also well worth the read.