Passwords

• An account allows you to look at or access information.
• Do you have an email account?
• Do you bank online?
• What other things do you do on the internet that you may need an account for? 

• A user name and a password.
• Easy enough right?
• Maybe not! - How many times have you created a user name or password and then forgot it?

• Should be easy to remember.
• Try to use the same user name for different accounts. It is the password that should be kept a SECRET!
  

Should be easy to remember but difficult for another person to guess.

A video from All Things Secured:

Write down your user name and then create a new password using the following rules:

1. Must be at least 8 characters and no longer than 12 characters
2. Must contain at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 number and 1 special character
3. You must be able to remember the password

Once you have finshed, go to https://www.passwordmonster.com/ to check the strength of your password. 

If you do not sign out or log off of a website, including your email account, it leaves it open for hackers. If you are on a public or shared computer, they would immediately be able to get into your account if they open that website.