Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:13:24 -0800 From: "PC Tools" <newsletter@email.pctools.com> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: How secure is your password? Message-ID: <4B804264.00000EE7@omp.email.pctools.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------msg_border Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable How secure is your password? ---------------- To ensure you always get our emails, please add the domain =40email=2Epctoo= ls=2Ecom to your Safe Sender list=2E View online please click the link below: http://email=2Epctools=2Ecom/servlet/cc6?iJltkQCBBQDVKhJxMjLLIkKQhjnV2VSA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- With most websites requiring you to create an account, do you find yourself= in a bit of a pickle when it comes to inventing passwords? Many people use= the same password for all their online accounts and often forget the passw= ord they came up with months ago=2E Hands up who doesn=E2=80=99t feel like = banging your head against the wall trying to remember the password you crea= ted months ago? Let=E2=80=99s face it - everyone has problems with creating and remembering= secure passwords=2E That=E2=80=99s why we decided to help=2E Tips on how to create and remember your passwords: =E2=80=A2 Use the first letters of a sentence that you will remember, e=2Eg= =2E =22I have 3 cats: Fluffy, Furry and Shaggy=22 gives: Ih3c:FF&S, or =E2= =80=9CBouncing tigers have every right to ice-cream=E2=80=9D becomes: Bther= 2I-C=2E =E2=80=A2 Take the name of the website and then add your personal twist, li= ke your height or your friend=E2=80=99s home address (e=2Eg=2E =E2=80=9CAma= zonOceanRd6=E2=80=992=E2=80=9D)=2E Avoid using your own contact details lik= e your phone number or house number=2E =E2=80=A2 Remove the vowels from a word or phrase e=2Eg=2E =22I like eating= pancakes=E2=80=9D becomes: Ilktngpncks=E2=80=9D=2E =E2=80=A2 Use a phrase from your favourite book and then add the page, para= graph or chapter number=2E The Do=E2=80=99s and dont=E2=80=98s of creating passwords Do: =E2=80=A2 Mix letters, numbers and symbols, and use case sensitivity (upper= and lower case letters)=2E =E2=80=A2 The longer the better=2E Use passwords that are longer than 6 cha= racters=2E=20 =E2=80=A2 Change your passwords at least every 60 days, cycling the numeric= values up or down makes the new password easy to remember=2E =E2=80=A2 Try copying and pasting at least some of the characters in your p= assword - that way keyloggers won=E2=80=99t be able to track your keystroke= s=2E Don=E2=80=99t: =E2=80=A2 Don=E2=80=99t use words or phrases or numbers that have personal = significance=2E It is very easy for someone to guess or identify your perso= nal details like date of birth=2E =E2=80=A2 Avoid writing your password down, use a reputable password manage= r to manage all your passwords=2E =E2=80=A2 Do not use the same password for several logins, especially if th= ey involve sensitive financial or other personal information=2E =E2=80=A2 Do not tell anybody your password=2E =E2=80=A2 When registering on websites that ask for your email address, nev= er use the same password as your email account=2E Struggling to come up with secure passwords? Try our free Secure Password G= enerator=2E You can download it or use it on the website http://www=2Epctoo= ls=2Ecom/guides/password/ anytime you need a new password=2E=20 You have received this message because you are subscribed to 'PC Tools=20 newsletter and special promotions'=2E=20 PC Tools values your privacy and we only use your personal information=20 in accordance with the PC Tools Privacy Policy=20 http://www=2Epctools=2Ecom/info/privacypolicy/=2E Update your subscriptions=20 http://email=2Epctools=2Ecom/servlet/cc6?iJltkQCBBQDVKhJxMjLLIkKQhjnV2VDVLu= HptVKhJxMjLLIkKQhjn =20 Unsubscribe=20 http://email=2Epctools=2Ecom/servlet/cc6?iJltkQCBBQDVKhJxMjLLIkKQhjnV2VSRVL= uHptVKhJxMjLLIkKQhjn To contact us please email reply-newsletter=40email=2Epctools=2Ecom=20 mailto:reply-newsletter=40pctools=2Ecom=2E ------msg_border--
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