Nt1330 Unit 3 Assignment 1

1. Don’t share or divulge your passwords to anyone. It is risky. Evil minded people could gain access to your accounts with such passwords. Remember that you would be held responsible for anything done through your accounts.

2. Don’t allow any program remember your passwords. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers could steal such passwords. However, you can use a reputable password manager to recall passwords for you.

3. Don’t use only one password for all your online accounts. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers could potentially gain access to your accounts if they figure out such password. You should rather use distinct passwords for all your accounts.

4. Don’t recycle your passwords. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers who may have stolen such passwords in the past could regain access to your accounts.

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Don’t use words that exist in foreign dictionaries as passwords. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers could crack such passwords. However, you can use the first letter of each word in a long phrase to create strong passwords, provided you make some letters uppercase and swap out some letters with numbers and symbols.

6. Don’t use passwords that are less than eight characters. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers could guess or crack such passwords. However, you should remember that the longer your password, the harder it would be to guess or crack.

7. Don’t use common words, phrases, keyboard or sequential patterns as passwords. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers could potentially gain access to your accounts with such