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<blockquote data-quote="spaceoctopus" data-source="post: 592494" data-attributes="member: 24974">Mozilla Blog: <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2017/01/25/better-password-security/" target="_blank">Password and login security tips that anyone can use</a>More and more of the sensitive, valuable things in our life are guarded through password-protected online accounts — love letters, medical records, bank accounts and more. Web sites use login procedures to protect those valuable things. As long as someone can’t log into your account, they can’t read your email or transfer money out of your bank account. As we live our lives online, how should we protect our logins?<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use random passwords, and use a different password for every site</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use a password manager to make creating and remembering passwords easier</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make your answers to security questions just as strong as your passwords</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use “two-factor authentication” wherever you can</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pay attention to the browser’s security signals, and be suspicious</li>
</ul>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (link above for full article)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spaceoctopus, post: 592494, member: 24974"] Mozilla Blog: [URL="https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2017/01/25/better-password-security/"]Password and login security tips that anyone can use[/URL] More and more of the sensitive, valuable things in our life are guarded through password-protected online accounts — love letters, medical records, bank accounts and more. Web sites use login procedures to protect those valuable things. As long as someone can’t log into your account, they can’t read your email or transfer money out of your bank account. As we live our lives online, how should we protect our logins? [LIST] [*]Use random passwords, and use a different password for every site [*]Use a password manager to make creating and remembering passwords easier [*]Make your answers to security questions just as strong as your passwords [*]Use “two-factor authentication” wherever you can [*]Pay attention to the browser’s security signals, and be suspicious [/LIST] (link above for full article) [/QUOTE]

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