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Choosing a password

Published on: Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Choosing a password is easy, choosing a password that is safe is a different story. Follow these 10 tips for choosing a safe password to safeguard all of your accounts from fraud.

1. Choose a password with mixed-case letters, numbers and symbols (example: !, $, #, %).
2. Choose a password that is NOT related to anything that has special meaning to you, ie: your pets name, birthday, address, family members names, etc.
3. Use a different password for every account that you have. This one is tough, I know, but it will definitely come in handy if one of your accounts get compromised. Multiple passwords will ensure that your other accounts remain safe.
4. Change your passwords frequently (every 3 months or so) and when you change your password, don't choose a new one that is similar to the old one.
5. Don't use a word that is found in the dictionary.
6. Make your password 8 characters or longer.
7. Use a virtual keyboard when entering passwords. A virtual keyboard won't let a keylogger program capture your keystrokes.
8. Use a string of words.
9. Pick a word that you can type quickly and easily remember without having to look it up.
10. Make sure you can easily remember it! Yesterday, I changed my email password, and twenty minutes later I had already forgotten it. I had to go through 10 steps to recover my account. Not very fun. So, save yourself the headaches and use a password manager to securely store all of your passwords. Also, keep your account information up-to-date. So, if you do forget your password, it's just a click away to a different email address.
11. Have a listing of your passwords ready in an emergency for someone else to use. If you become incapacitated in some way, you may need someone else to close accounts, or have access to the accounts or computer system. Have a copy with your will. It sounds crazy, but when your gone so are your passwords, it can be a long, and sometimes inpossible process to again access to a computer or account after the fact. You could potentially lock your family from photos, or other valuable things.

 

Diocese of Prince Albert Website

Published on: Monday, 13 September 2010

The Diocese of Prince Albert wanted to be able stop having to work directly with HTML and PHP code for each website update. 

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Literacy Mama Website Design

Published on: Monday, 13 September 2010

Literacy Mama approached us to assist in bringing life to their website. This involved custom scripting a template for a CMS, a custom email and tracking wishlist, and a link to their parent organizations system.

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What's the ROI on Social Media

Published on: Thursday, 02 September 2010

Do you think that social media is fading away? It's become just part of life; it's just part of business, is it part of yours?