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One of the most important aspects of a modern day digital lifestyle is security.
I’m often amazed to see the number of people who still don’t secure their wireless network, it is so simple to do, and is vital to protecting your data.
We understand that it isn’t easy to setup digital equipment, so we have decided to share our knowledge in IT by launching www.DigitalHelp.me
We will visit your home to setup any of your equipment, fix software or hardware problems, upgrade your computers or even just show you how your Sky+ box works.
But back to security, we have a method for creating very long, alpha numeric passwords that are easy for the end user to remember. Most importantly they don’t contain any words from any language and as such can’t be broken by using a dictionary algorithm. This method can’t guarantee a 100% secure network, as with enough time, anything can be hacked, but it is better than using a password like “peter” or “HoTeL” as people often do.
The same is true of your online passwords, if you use myspace, facebook, or any online retailer, you will have to have a username and password. The problem with security almost always lies with the password chosen, and not that the website was hacked into. If someone tries to gain access to a website, and if they know your username, they will attempt to break it using a known list of common passwords based on names, places, things, or people. The strongest type of password you can use is one that has no words in it at all. Also where possible (you can only remember so many passwords) use a different password for different sites.
Changing your password every few months is a practice that seems to be recommended by many people, however, if you are using a long complicated alphanumeric password, changing it wont slow the hacker down. If your password was based on a word, like “zebra” they may have worked their way through the dictionary (using a brute force program) and could be closing down on your password. However, if your password uses no words or obvious numeric patterns, then even if they had ruled out a million combinations, they still wont be any closer to cracking a password that is this long
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You can rotate passwords between sites, and perhaps have a master list of passwords stored on a usb stick that is left on a shelf. The only risk to your security would be if you were burgled, but still you can encrypt that usb stick with a password that you can easily remember, which would buy you enough time to change your passwords for the sites your visit.
Security isn’t difficult, just don’t make it easy or obvious for hackers and you will be a lot safer.
If you need help with any of your security issues, visit us at www.DigitalHelp.me
*Reference from Blackadder Series 4
I’m often amazed to see the number of people who still don’t secure their wireless network, it is so simple to do, and is vital to protecting your data.
We understand that it isn’t easy to setup digital equipment, so we have decided to share our knowledge in IT by launching www.DigitalHelp.me
We will visit your home to setup any of your equipment, fix software or hardware problems, upgrade your computers or even just show you how your Sky+ box works.
But back to security, we have a method for creating very long, alpha numeric passwords that are easy for the end user to remember. Most importantly they don’t contain any words from any language and as such can’t be broken by using a dictionary algorithm. This method can’t guarantee a 100% secure network, as with enough time, anything can be hacked, but it is better than using a password like “peter” or “HoTeL” as people often do.
The same is true of your online passwords, if you use myspace, facebook, or any online retailer, you will have to have a username and password. The problem with security almost always lies with the password chosen, and not that the website was hacked into. If someone tries to gain access to a website, and if they know your username, they will attempt to break it using a known list of common passwords based on names, places, things, or people. The strongest type of password you can use is one that has no words in it at all. Also where possible (you can only remember so many passwords) use a different password for different sites.
Changing your password every few months is a practice that seems to be recommended by many people, however, if you are using a long complicated alphanumeric password, changing it wont slow the hacker down. If your password was based on a word, like “zebra” they may have worked their way through the dictionary (using a brute force program) and could be closing down on your password. However, if your password uses no words or obvious numeric patterns, then even if they had ruled out a million combinations, they still wont be any closer to cracking a password that is this long
####################
You can rotate passwords between sites, and perhaps have a master list of passwords stored on a usb stick that is left on a shelf. The only risk to your security would be if you were burgled, but still you can encrypt that usb stick with a password that you can easily remember, which would buy you enough time to change your passwords for the sites your visit.
Security isn’t difficult, just don’t make it easy or obvious for hackers and you will be a lot safer.
If you need help with any of your security issues, visit us at www.DigitalHelp.me
*Reference from Blackadder Series 4