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Homework

Often there is surely one thing standing between your sense of information and criminals. Your passwrod. If they get it, they get into your bank accounts and private files and **. For this reason, it's important to know what makes password strong and secure. This is secure passwords explained by common craft. Chances are you use password everyday to open your computer, log on your website, get work done. The easy rule is to have a simple password to get all done. Unfortunately, this is a problem. Criminal are good at guessing passwords. Some have computer programs that can make million guesses until something works. If they already know the information about you, it's even easier. Your job is to create the password that is very hard to guess. Here is how. The first of all you may use the pet dog's name, birthday, address or the phone number. These things are too easy for criminal to discover. So don't use them. your password should not include the information about you. Thankfully, there are  always memorable but hard to guess passwords. Consider this, in addition to single words, phrases can also be easy to remember. Maybe it is a favorite song lyric or quote. An example of this is Jack and Joan went up the hill, that is easy to remember, right? Well, your password is there, it is the first letter of each word, and this is the example , this will be your password. That is something that is not easily guessed. Here is why.First, it is not in the dictionary. This makes guessing harder. There are about 60,000 words in English, a computer can test up those words pretty quickly,so don't use them. But there is more. This password can still be stronger by adding uppercase letters, numbers or special characters. So now this is a strong password, but there is still risk.If you write it down, be careful where you keep it .Be aware that somebody can look over your shoulder or find it in your trash. Giving it a loved one is also risky.They may not be as cautious as you are, only you should know your password. Criminal may also try to fool you into handing it over via phone calls. Never tell anyone your password over the phone. And be careful when you get an email that asks for a password. It could be a scam. To help avoid problems, don't use the same password everywhere, that's like using one key that locks everything you own. The stakes are high if you lose it. Also, be careful if you use a computer that is not yours. Let's say you check email using a computer in the store, library or computer lab.You log in,check email and walk away. The next person to use that computer now has access to your email account and all the information in it. Always remember to log out of each site you visit on the computer that isn't yours. Passwords are the central part of life online, and if you are not careful about keeping them  secret ,they can cause big problems.By understanding the risks, and making passwords stronger, we can feel a little more secure.