Tips to help protect yourself.
As your IT - Computer Service Provider,
And more than that, your business partner...
We are happy to share these tips with you and hope it helps keep you safe from the bad guys out there.
There are so many things that we do with-out a second thought that make our computer/networks more vulnerable than you may realize.
Check back regularly and see if there is something you are doing or something you can do to protect yourself.
February Tip
This first one is going to sound like a no-brainer, but there is a lot to it. Passwords!!!!
- Make them strong (if allowed) more than 8 digits, use upper case and lower case.
- Also add numbers and special characters (if allowed) such as *,#,! Check with site rules
- If allowed, consider using an "!" where you would use an "I" or @ instead of "a". (You just added a huge number of variables a bad actor would have to try to crack your password. Enough that the site logging should see it and block it.
- Don't use common password like "password" or your birthday. (They may have gotten your birthday off of social media, but that is a tip for another day)
March's Tip
Don't USE THE SAME PASSWORD FOR ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS!!!
There are pass-words for everything in today's digital world. And it's difficult to keep track of ALL the passwords and usernames. If you think you are the only one dealing with that, think again! Imagine us IT guys who have to help others and keep track of our own. It's a huge task. So many people resort to reusing the same password for multiple sites. True it makes it easier to remember, but here is the danger. If a "Bad Actor" gets your password for any site. You can bet he will try it on ALL your other ones as well! Well you can do the math from there... He will have access to any of your other accounts. Be sure to use different passwords and make them strong. Sorry to disappoint you. But life in the digital world is a hazardous place. Don't be your own worst enemy.
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