How to Create Unbreakable and Secure Passwords.

A few years ago, I had to hack a couple of family e-mail account passwords, then disappeared. It took me a few weeks, but I finally guessed one password and security question answer to the second, which helped me to change my password and return during the holiday photos.
 
This exercise showed me that when it comes to security of online accounts are not necessarily the greatest threats from viruses and spyware, but ill-chosen passwords, user names and security issues that can make the accounts of familiar people is crackable and hackable by thugs using common software.

Pensioners limited tech-savvy may be particularly vulnerable, by placing them at particular risk because they still do their banking, credit cards and retirement accounts online, check out their Social Security benefits, or to use their health care plans. According to the Pew Research Center, people aged 70-75 had the highest percentage increase in the use of the Internet in recent years. And regardless of their skill level, older users are likely to be more money.

But with a few simple steps can be reduced to almost zero chance to get their own hacked and reduce the frustration and time it takes to juggle dozens of accounts with different passwords. Here are some tips.

The user account
Begin by setting up a user name that is hard to guess. Most people use their own name, which means that no one your mother's and Ukraine's gangster can not log in, Fidelity, or Chase to the site and give your name, and then try to crack your password (see below).

Do not let the bad guys to get to first base. Use an alias. In the end, Citibank does not care if your username is Joe Jones, Whatsamata U or RomeoXOXO.

Uncrackable passwords
Next, to construct the password is not less than 10 digits. This is not as difficult as it seems.Start by selecting a phrase poems, the Bible, lyrical, or an advertising jingle and create a word the first letter of each word. Wells Fargo's own account, it would be: IAWL ("It's Wonderful Life").Then, the second letter is capitalized, and add a special sign (# $ / etc), after which the postal code: IaWl @ 10 036. When you get the hang of it, it's easy. MiTrOaE $ $ 10,005 ("Money is the root of all evil").

To set up the password can also be favored by the laws of tax for example, 411 (b) (1), (H) of sound in bone of a language are formed or Bible lending purposes, such as "1Timothy_6 to 10," or "Job22: 7." Go wild.For added security, form the words and numbers ("My mother is Missoula") + (your height and age) = 51 170 MmIfM%.

Avoid using real words, as the password-cracking software can be run through the whole dictionary of less than one minute. It is the advice most people will leave many 6500000 LinkedIn users with user IDs and passwords stolen earlier this month, and posted on the website of the dark.

At www.leakedin.org, which was set up to help people whose information is stolen, you can enter different passwords to see if they were in danger. I took a handful of possible passwords I made on site, such as Bullwinkle, julesverne, Harry Potter, georgewbush, Django, pa $ $ w0rd and thisandthat. All turned out to be true LinkedIn passwords were leaked and cracked. Surprisingly, no one used the 2BorNot2B.

Using passwords
You do not have dozens of passwords. Make a minimum of five and use the most complex sensitive accounts, such as your e-mail, Facebook, and TurboTax. Use a different password for online retailers, or the airline awards program, and the other utilities such as phone and cable providers.Password is the fourth in less sensitive areas, such as Netflix or Pinterest-and single-use password for sites you visit once, such as a news site that requires you to create an account to post.

Ideally, you should have a different user name and password for each site, but this thing in real life. If you want to go this route, use the password manager program, such as SplashID.If you write down your passwords, do not reveal the root "word", but to use a hint. If the sentence is "rounded up to the normal suspected '(RuTuS), the hint may be" Casablanca ". And do not write down all the numbers, either. Crib sheet of TD Ameritrade's own password, RuTuS / / 10036, would be: Casablanca / / 1 **** 6

Safety Issues
Although the aim is to increase the security of the accounts of the safety questions can really help to break down. These are questions you must answer, if you have forgotten your password, and you want to restore it.Unfortunately, the questions can be easily guessed. Someone who knows your mother's maiden name, date of birth city, favorite color, or sports team may need a password and access your account.I managed to break the family of Yahoo's account by guessing the answer to your security question chosen by the person who originally created the account, which was "What was your high school mascot?" (Purple Haze).

If safety issues are so pathetic as above, add a prefix or suffix to empty hack attacks. "Name of your first pet?" Answer: Mr. PicklesXYZ.

Wireless Protection
Finally, make sure the wireless network at home is also a strong password protection. If it is not, your neighbors can use it to go online, or creeps (and at some point Google's Street View cars) can listen to what you do online.