Three quick tips this week for you.
This week I’ve been working on a client’s website, setting up a blog for them and integrating their social media accounts.
It can be a complex process bringing it all together which is why I was asked to look after the job.
Anyway, one of the most difficult parts is ……..passwords and the number of different accounts you need to run.
At the moment you’ve probably got your on-line banking PW, a couple of email accounts, your Facebook access codes, your work email and probably a few more.
And when you start to use social media which, social book-marking, blogs and a whole array of other modern essential communications tools, it soon mounts up and becomes impossible to remember.
Unless of course you use the same PW for each account or the obvious ones – your name, child’s name, birthday. Those are very unsafe. They are simple to guess, hack and crack. (Wasn’t that an advertising agency?)
So what can you do?
Here are three simple ideas to save you time looking for the PWs and increase your PC security.
1 The boring sensible approach.
Mix up lower case, capitals and numbers.
Even adding a single capital in an 8 character PW increases the combinations exponentially.
2 The fun and personal growth approach.
What!
How can personal growth increase your PC security?
By using positive affirmations for your security codes. For example.
IamHealthy, IamHappy, IMustWorkWithAndrew.
You get the idea.
This has three benefits.
• A less common phrase that’s personal to you.
• Mixed case letters which increases the combinations.
• You frequently reinforce your desires or goals.
Cool idea huh,
3 The easy option wherever you are.
You may have your PWs stored on your computer but you may not always be at your own desk.
The answer here is to use a product like www.LastPass.com. This is a free service that stores your passwords online so you only have to remember one password and can access your PWs from whatever terminal you are working at.
Your responsibility and a disclaimer
These ideas do not guarantee your PC security.
No system is completely safe and you are responsible for the
security you use on your system. But these ideas are
better than “yourname123” that far too many people use.
Let me know your thoughts or post a comment below.
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3 Simple Ways A Small Business Owner Can Stop Wasting Time Looking For Passwords And Increase PC Security At The Same Time
Three quick tips this week for you.
This week I’ve been working on a client’s website, setting up a blog for them and integrating their social media accounts.
It can be a complex process bringing it all together which is why I was asked to look after the job.
Anyway, one of the most difficult parts is ……..passwords and the number of different accounts you need to run.
At the moment you’ve probably got your on-line banking PW, a couple of email accounts, your Facebook access codes, your work email and probably a few more.
And when you start to use social media which, social book-marking, blogs and a whole array of other modern essential communications tools, it soon mounts up and becomes impossible to remember.
Unless of course you use the same PW for each account or the obvious ones – your name, child’s name, birthday. Those are very unsafe. They are simple to guess, hack and crack. (Wasn’t that an advertising agency?)
So what can you do?
Here are three simple ideas to save you time looking for the PWs and increase your PC security.
1 The boring sensible approach.
Mix up lower case, capitals and numbers.
Even adding a single capital in an 8 character PW increases the combinations exponentially.
2 The fun and personal growth approach.
What!
How can personal growth increase your PC security?
By using positive affirmations for your security codes. For example.
IamHealthy, IamHappy, IMustWorkWithAndrew.
You get the idea.
This has three benefits.
• A less common phrase that’s personal to you.
• Mixed case letters which increases the combinations.
• You frequently reinforce your desires or goals.
Cool idea huh,
3 The easy option wherever you are.
You may have your PWs stored on your computer but you may not always be at your own desk.
The answer here is to use a product like www.LastPass.com. This is a free service that stores your passwords online so you only have to remember one password and can access your PWs from whatever terminal you are working at.
Your responsibility and a disclaimer
These ideas do not guarantee your PC security.
No system is completely safe and you are responsible for the
security you use on your system. But these ideas are
better than “yourname123” that far too many people use.
Let me know your thoughts or post a comment below.
Technorati Tags: local marketing, Small business marketing