"Creating, remembering, using and protecting passwords. It's all part of everyday life but are you and your students managing passwords well?
Poor password management can lead to minor annoyances, like someone changing your blog theme, to life changing issues, like identity theft.
The divisions between your online and offline world are blurring and many of your most valuable possessions and information are now housed online. So much of what we do online is password protected, from your blog to your email, bank account, social media and more.
The advice around passwords has recently been updated and while there are varying opinions, this post will help you learn about the current best practices."
"The iWork suite of productivity apps include Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, and each of them allow users to password protect individual documents. In practice, this means that a document created within iWork in iOS, OS X, or iCloud, can be safely locked with built-in encryption, and the document can not be opened or viewed without entering the defined password on any other device. For example, you can set a password to a Pages document on your iPhone, then open it again on the Mac from iCloud and it will require a password, and vice versa."
"The mot recent Facebook hoax making its rounds has prompted me to remind everyone about the importance of using strong and varied passwords (don't use the same password for Facebook as you do for your bank account).
Creating a strong password is a just the first step in protecting your email and social media accounts from hackers. To really protect your account there are some additional steps you should take like using two-factor authentication. In their most recent video Common Craft explains how to protect your online accounts. Click here to watch the video or you can view it as embedded below. "
Now, you can take your password along with you using the portable version of password manager. This program can run on your PC without installation and therefore can be launched from a flash drive.
If you are puzzled with entering "User Name and Password" repeatedly on the Web, then here comes a safe and secure solution from Symantec - Norton Identity Safe. This is compatible to Windows PC, Mac or a mobile phone. Interestingly, it can synchronize your passwords across different devices. Thus, "forgotten password" problem would be a thing of past hereafter.
Are you in a habit of using short or same passwords? Then change it now. Online world is becoming risky day by day. Hackers are always ready to hack your account and thus, it is your responsibility to protect yourself against cyber-crimes. We are providing you important tips to create strong as well as secure password.
Protecting a document containing sensitive information is very important. Thus, protecting it with password is a better option. This tutorial contains steps for protecting your PDF document with password before sending it to receiver.
Why should I use this?
Picking and remembering strong passwords is a pain. It's easier to convert an easy to remember one.
It works anywhere on any computer. It also works offline if you print out the chart.
Its free, easy and secure. Everything is done in your browser -- no passwords are sent over the Internet.
"Today's app review is about Keeper - an app for securely storing and accessing your private information and passwords. Keeper takes the frustration out of having to remember tons of passwords for different websites, and as I've found out, makes quickly accessing different educational and administrative websites a breeze."