General Security Post

Being this is the first post of the year, I am going to start again with the basics of general security. These postings will cover simple security tips and tricks for things like, E-mail, site access, etc. Some of this may be things you know already some may not be.

First and foremost a question – “How long has it been from your last password change?”

This includes E-mail, the machine your currently using now, banking sites. If it has been over a few months then change them today to new ones. And try not to use the same password for everything, yes it difficult to remember but in the long run you will be safer. When you think up a password make sure it has a number letter mix, with upper and lower cases. Don’t use your kids, pets, or easy to find names like that..

A question many times arises, “were do I keep the password?”. There are many programs that will store the passwords for you. Yes you can write it down on a sheet of paper and put in “safe” place. Do a google, bing or what ever your search engine of choice is for password saving programs. There are many ways out there, but use something.

Now go forth and change them..now.. now.. now..

Also when accessing your sites using your web browser make sure you connect securely. When your at the login site see if there is a “https://” in the site bar, or some will have a lock or green bar to tell you they are security connected. If no then enter https://, Example – https://mysite.com. Later I will cover ways to always force the secure SSL connection to sites.

This will keep you busy for a while..bye for now