Posted by Shari Sultana on Mon, Jul 20, 2009
Last month someone hacked into the account of a Twitter employee and mayhem ensued. For small business owners, it's a great reminder for all of us to periodically change our passwords, use a different password for every account, and use a variety of characters in our passwords. Strong passwords are a great defense.
I know many small business owners who use the same password for all of their online accounts. Even those who do use different passwords aren't using passwords that are easily hack proof.
Excellent passwords contain at least 8 characters and use a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and signs.
Now is the time to change your passwords and ensure they are strong and as hack proof as they can possibly be. It doesn't need to be difficult. You can download Roboform to help you. It's a password manager program that allows you to save up to ten passwords for free.
As a virtual marketing assistant I have dozens of passwords to remember. I keep them written down and locked away offline and I keep them password protected in Roboform for online use. Roboform makes changing and remembering passwords easy and secure.
When was the last time you changed your passwords?