Wednesday 20 February 2019

How to make a strong password.

LI:For cyber smart we are learning how to make a safe password.

You shouldn't make a password that includes information about your self because if they already know information about you it's even easier for criminals to hack into your account.You shouldn't make a simple password because criminals are very good at guessing passwords,some have computer programs that can make millions of guess until something works.Your job is to create a password that is very hard to guess.Your first thought may be to use a pet's name a birth date,phone number or address,those are to easy for criminals to guess son don't use them.You should make a password that is sentence for a book,phrases or a song lyric.For an example Jack and Jill went up the hill.That could be your password.You can take the first letter from every word in that sentence.If you write it down it down on a piece of paper be care full were you keep it.Be aware that someone can look over your shoulder or find it in your trash,so only you should know your password.   

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