Oh please don’t
tell me you have one of those passwords, what! Well then all a hacker will have
to do is guess right and bang! Your account will be super hacked. When choosing
a password especially for something very important like your PayPal, eBay, Facebook, twitter, yahoo,
MySpace or any of your online account that has to do with your income stream or
even anything else you need to think outside the box for a password that is
(let me use the word) UNGUESSABLE.
Just imagine what would happen If you had a lot of money in your PayPal account and you had one these “guessable” passwords, hacking into your account would be a piece of cake, you’d make the hacker’s job damn too easy! And he is not even going to thank you for that.
Or may be one of
your accounts have ever been hacked before? Then you know the feeling you get
when that happens. Passwords that carry your name date of birth or even your
pet name that are known to people around you can expose your account to a lot
of danger. Here are some sure-fire passwords that will help protect your
account next time.
Use numbers to form most of
your passwords
Another way to
choose a password that I’ve discovered is using numbers to form most of your
password and letters for the less part. Look at these passwords for example,
“rojar1468245” or “kelly8095477” passwords like these might be difficult for
you to even remember at first, but trust me, the more difficult it is for you
to memorize, the more difficult it will be for any one spying on you to even
memorize or for any hacker to guess.
Use numbers you are
completely UNFAMILIAR with to form your password
When choosing a
password that you know can be extremely distressful if it falls into the wrong
hands, its only wise to use numbers you are not familiar with. Number like 100,
101, 5000, 1000, and 3000 are all very obvious numbers. Why not try numbers
like 48528 or 98126, just choose the numbers at random.
What if I don’t
remember the password again? Immediately you choose the password get a piece of
paper and write on it then put it somewhere only you will have access to, like
you wallet or somewhere in you room.
Do this every day
for the next few days, just pick it up, look at it and try to memorize it. Do it
for as many days as it takes for you to be able to remember without looking at
the piece of paper. You don’t have to say it out loud, just do it quietly. It
might look stressful, but it’s worth it. When you are confident that you have
mastered your password, feel free to destroy the piece of paper so someone
won’t see it.
Start with numbers, NOT your name
Now most people
are known to start their passwords with letters and end with numbers, lets give
it a twist. It would tougher for anyone to guess a password you start with
numbers even if they know the next thing that follows I your name, without the
numbers to starts it, it would be completely useless. You will have a safer
account and would not have to worry so much about getting hacked.
If you start your
password with a number, I don’t mean your phone number, a strange number only
you can remember, you can even end it with your name or any word you like, for
example, “14934kelly”, where “Kelly” is your name.
Combine UPPERCASE and lowercase
Nowadays, almost
every e-mail hosting website will tell you to include uppercase and lowercase
in your password, It make it more secure. The best parts to use uppercase is at
the end or the middle, no one would ever think you could be such a genius to
choose a password like that.
Bonus Note: When typing your password, make sure only you sees
it. Don’t access extremely important accounts like your PayPal account on your
friend’s device. Remember to uncheck the “Remember Me” box when you are using
public internet facilities such as a cyber café. Finally, always Signout! So,
if you have any f those easy-to-guess passwords, I suggest you go and change it
now.
What other ideas do you have?
What do you think?
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