HR Advisor - Password Security Tips

Password Security Tips

PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD

Change your password when you receive a new user ID.
Memorize your password.
Never share your password with anyone.
Do not keep your password in an easily accessible location.
Change your password regularly.
If you think your password has been discovered, change it immediately.

A GOOD PASSWORD IS:

impossible to break
easy to remember
long enough so trying random combinations of letters will not break it.

DO NOT WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD.
Instead, choose a password that you can remember. Here are some tips to help you create a secure password you can easily remember:

Your password must be 6-8 characters.
Use a mixture of UPPER and lower case letters and include at least one number or special character. The special characters you can use are:

! % * - _ + = : , . / ?

A PASSWORD SHOULD BE EASY TO REMEMBER
BUT HARD TO GUESS.

Do not use your name, phone number, birthday or other easily obtained personal information.
Do not use your significant other's name or nickname, a pet's name or your children's names.
Do not use any word that can be found in a dictionary.
Do not use any simple geometric pattern on the keyboard such as qwerty.
Do not use any obvious permutation of the above such as your name spelled backwards.

TRY THESE EXERCISES
Think of a phrase or sentence that is easy to remember.
Take the first letter of each word and insert punctuation and/or a digit.

"Friday the 13th was a scary movie" = Ft13wasm
"Quick, Superman, to the phone booth" = q,S,2tpb

Choose a word and break it up with digits and punctuation
and then add capitals:
virtuosity = vir2osiT
homework = h.Work!

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