National Cyber Alert System
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|Password Security |
|It is important to have a strong password for your computer, mobile device and any other media which is used to store important |
|and/or personal data. A strong password is at least 8 characters in length that uses a mix of upper and lower case letters as |
|well as numeric and special characters. |
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|Each device should have its own password so that if one is compromised, the other devices will remain secure. |
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|Passwords are simply secret words or phrases. They can be compromised in many ways: |
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|Users may write them down or share them, so that they are no longer really secret. |
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|Passwords can be guessed, either by a person or a program designed to try many possibilities in rapid succession. |
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|Passwords may be stored on a workstation, server or backup media in plaintext or encoded in a way which can be readily converted|
|back to plaintext. |
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|Passwords may be transmitted over a network either in plaintext or encoded in a way which can be readily converted back to |
|plaintext. |
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|Creating a secure password |
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|1. Don't use Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in your password such as: |
|Name User name Child’s name |
|Birthday Pet's name Address |
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|2. Don't use any word that can be found in the dictionary as your password |
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|3. Don't use the same password for online banking that you use for social networking or email |
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|4. Don't give your password to someone over the phone |
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|5. Try to use special characters such as non-alphabetic characters |
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|6. Try to create passwords at with at least eight characters |
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|7. Try to use a password vault application such to protect and help manage your many passwords |
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|8. Try to change your most critical passwords on a regular basis |
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|Create a password for each category. Your Social Networking, Public Email, Online banking, Business (CABQ email or remote |
|access) should each have unique password. This control limits the impact if one of the passwords is compromised. |
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|Choosing a password string: Get creative when thinking of passwords. |
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|Here are some possible strategies for creating your passwords: |
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|Think of a phrase, quote, or song verse and select the first character of each word to create a password. |
|“All good things must come to an end" translates to “Agtmctae" |
|Passwords are often case sensitive and here we've used a capital “A" just like the start of the sentence. |
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|Letters can be replaced with numbers or symbols to add entropy |
|“Agtmctae" translates to “A9tmct^@." |
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|Social engineering is on the increase, so be careful never to give out your password or any personal details to anyone who calls|
|you or contacts you out of the blue. And certainly, don’t send security information by email. |
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