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Being password smart

Being password smart

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Being password smart

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- [Instructor] The goal of being password smart is to find a secure password that the bad guys can't guess but at the same time, won't drive you nuts typing it in. I recommend all of these techniques. Use upper and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and make the password at least eight characters long, the more the better. Now you don't need to create a jumble of untypeable text as your secure password. Instead, string together some unrelated words and symbols. Now don't use words that people could easily guess, something that someone knows about you. Keep the words random. Here are some examples of unrelated words, symbols, and numbers that could be used as a passwords. These are a lot easier to type than the random letters and numbers you often see as a strong password and they're just as difficult for the bad guys to guess. Create a unique password for each of your online accounts, your email accounts, your Windows sign…

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