Approximately 3.5 billion people worldwide are using the internet. And the first question we have when we are creating a mail account, to be a part of online community is what should be my password? The most common mistake is made here and people eventually end up getting their account hacked. Lucky for you, we are going to know how to keep your password secure and have a fun time in the world of internet.
1. Make your password long Your password shouldn't be easy for people to guess. It should be a long password which contains upper and lower case letters as well as numerical. It will make your password difficult to guess but it will be difficult to memorize.
2. Avoid using personal information As obvious as it seems using personal information like your birth date, name etc. in your password will result in other people getting easy access to your account
3. Keep different passwords for all websites If a hacker hacks a website you have logged into he may try entering the same password on other websites you have logged into but if you have different passwords for all the different websites it will be difficult for the hacker to get complete access to your.
4. Don’t provide your password's access Last of all the tips is to not provide other people your password until it is an emergency or you trust them. Providing access to your password to other people may result in your account getting complete access from other people
Examples To help you let’s take example of a person named Anonymous. He likes playing volleyball and he was born in 2001. A example of weak password will be: anonymous2001. But if we take a close look at it again a strong password can be: volleyballsince2001 Consequences if not kept a secure password You may or may not know about this term called Brute force when a hacker gets to know about your password and tries it with similar phrases in multiple websites that’s why you should keep different passwords for different sites. By following these simple tips you can make your online surfing safer than ever before
https://tmedweb.tulane.edu/content_open/bfcalc.php is a great website to see the time it will take to crack your password, or alternatively, you can also refer to the picture below
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