Security is one of the weakest concerns I see from my customers, yet it’s a primary complaint.
Seems contradictory? Let me explain.

More often than not I see poor security practices (see here).
However customers also claim about being worried of hackers, getting ID stolen, compromised credit cards from shopping online, etc.

There are a few simple steps you can follow to make it a little more difficult for unwanted people to get your information regarding passwords.

• Keep them guessing.
  Never use the same password twice. This is a common practice the bad guys love.
  Once they get your password for one service, they try it in hundreds of other places.
  This includes using minor variations. No changing a single number.
• Make it hard but easy.
  When creating passwords you need to make sure it’s not something someone could guess easily.
  This includes names, pet names, family names, anniversaries, birthdays, etc.
  However don’t make it too difficult for yourself!
  Mix and match odd words and numbers that are easily known to you but not others. Use capitals, lowercase, and numbers in each password.
  Oh, and remember to make password hints just as obscure, but relevant.
  A wonderful comic puts things into perspective. Click here to see what I mean.
• In the dark.
  Under no circumstances should you have your passwords written down and easily accessible.
  This means no sticky notes on your screen!
  If you need to have it documented, I suggest using a more secure method. I use KeePass to manage my passwords for example.
• Antivirus.
  There are plenty of viruses out there that keep of log of all your keystrokes.
  I’ll cover this more in detail in an upcoming post.