We all know how convenient it is to sit on the couch with the laptop and do some shopping. You can browse the latest book releases, direct that the shampoo you forgot to pick up when you were at the show last week, or try these little sponges smiling face you saw on Shark Tank. A few clicks and they appear on your porch.
While using this convenient form of shopping, have you ever considered the risk of having your credit card information on these sites? How secure are the passwords you use to access your favorite websites
Microsoft offers the following tips for a password:
- Is at least eight characters [
- does not contain your user name, real name, or company name.
- does not contain a complete word.
- is significantly different from previous passwords.
- contains characters from each of four categories:
| class character | Examples |
| uppercase | a, b, C |
| The small letters | a, b, c |
| numbers | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| symbols found on the keyboard (all keyboard characters not defined as letters or numerals) and spaces | `~! @ # $% ^ & * () _ - + = {} [] | :; "< > ,.? / |
If you have trouble remembering passwords that meet all these criteria, try on a phrase or expression that means something to you. Create an acronym for something you can remember, like "I love shopping on Amazon especially when I get free shipping". This could be converted to "$ IlsoAewIg 0s."
If you write your password is the only way that you feel you will recall, not label it as your password, and keep it in a safe place like a locked drawer desk .
What advice do you have for creating secure passwords and remember them?
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