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Password Protection
If you are a computer user and surf online a lot, it is extremely important that you do not compromise your computer to viruses and hackers. Having a poorly picked password can easily make you open to hacker attacks and viruses. Here are some great tips on protecting your computer by choosing passwords that protect your computer, web site and network.
Password protection should be taken much more seriously than it has in the past. With today’s advanced hacker tools, a poorly created password can easily be cracked and personal, financial and important data can be stolen causing the computer owner thousands of dollars worth of damages.
Protecting your password is relatively simple. Most security experts agree that by choosing a difficult password, changing your password frequently and not giving out your password to others can exponentially decrease the incidence of becoming hacked.
When choosing your password, choose a difficult password at least 8 characters long. If your password is case sensitive make some letters upper case and some lower case. Add numbers to your password. These tips can make it extremely difficult for a hacker to crack your password. It is also important to change your password at least once every month and preferably once a week for important data. The last tip should be your golden rule, never give out your password. Your password is useless if it is given to another entity. So follow these tips to protect your computer.