MUST HAVE PASSWORD POLICIES

Today am writing this article in other to help so many people out there to choose a well secure PASSWORD to prevent hackers from hacking into there privacy.

PASSWORD CREATING POLICIES

As a computer scientist, i should show users the importance of securing their passwords. Here are some tips on how to that:

1. DEMONSTRATE HOW TO CREATE SECURE PASSWORDS: Generally people use to create the PASSWORDS using only words, which can be less secure.

2. SHOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WEAK PASSWORDS ARE USED OR PASSWORDS ARE SHARED: Diligently build user awareness  of social engineering attacks , Encouraging the use of a strong password-creation policy that includes the following criteria:

a. Use puctuation characters to seperate words.

b. Never use only numbers (255774) such PASSWORDS can be cracked quickly.

c. Use upper and Lowercase letters, special characters, and numbers. e.g GtSA1'r23 ensure its something you can remember easy.

d. Change passwords every 15 to 30 days or immediately if they're suspected of being compromised.

e.Use different passwords for system. This is especially important for network infrastructure hosts, such as servers, firewalls, and routers.

        Its okay to use similar PASSWORDS- just make sure they are slightly different for each type of system, such as ffga872-Win7 for Windows systems and ffga439 for Linux systems.

f. Use variable-length PASSWORDS. This trick can throw off attackers because they won't know the required minimum or maximum length of passwords and must try all password lenght combinations. e.g A270D9634EFF3818F6CCBDF5EC, But ensure its something you can remember off-heart.

g. Don't use common slang words or words that are in a dictionary.

h. Don't rely completely on similar - looking characters, such as 3 instead of E, 5 instead of S, or ! Instead of 1. PASSWORD - cracking programs can for this.

Use password -protected screen savers. Unlocked screens are a great way for systems to be compromised even if their hard drives are encrypted.

h. Don't reuse the same PASSWORD within at least four to five password changes.

i. Don't share passwords. Avoid sharing PASSWORDS to your friends

j. Avoid storing user passwords in an unsecuerd central location, such as an unprotected Spreadsheet on a hard drive. This is an invitation for disaster. Use password or a similar program to store user password I hope this article have help someone out there. For more help and assistance on how to go about this feel free to drop your comment below.