Technology Training For Swansea Teachers » Computer Security http://schrobak.edublogs.org Technology help for Mac OSX users Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Selecting and Using Passwords http://schrobak.edublogs.org/2007/10/24/selecting-and-using-passwords/ http://schrobak.edublogs.org/2007/10/24/selecting-and-using-passwords/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:48:11 +0000 schrobak http://schrobak.edublogs.org/2007/10/24/selecting-and-using-passwords/ In today’s world, with identity theft so rampant, the proper use of passwords becomes a major issue. Even here at school, if someone gets their hands on your email or Infinite Campus passwords, they can access your personal information (paycheck, benefits, etc…) and/or they can access student information that is very personal. In this article you’ll find some Dos and Don’ts for how to manage your passwords.

Do:

  1. use a different password for each site that requires a password.
  2. use questions for clues to your password when given the option.
  3. turn your words into numbers (like on a telephone)to make your password harder to figure out.

Don’t:

  1. Never give your password to anyone else for any reason. (be like George Costanza!)
  2. Never keep passwords written on papers near your computer.
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