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January 14, 2010 By admin

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Password Security Tips

September 18, 2008 By admin

After Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account got hacked, I have been asked for tips for online password security. Here are my basic tips:

Don’t use your email password on other websites
Turn off network/file sharing on your laptop while traveling
Password tips
- Do not use your address
- Do not use dictionary words
- Do not use yours or a family members name
- Do not use your birthdate, anniversary date, etc.
- Use a mix of Upper and Lower case letters
- Replace vowels with numbers (not all of them)
  - 1 for i
  - 0 for o
  - 3 for e
  - 4 for a
- Add a number to the end of the password
- Make it at least 8 characters long
Password Suggestions
- Use the first letter of each word of your favorite book
- Use the first letter of each word of a famous quote
- Take part of 2 words and put them together, like the first 4 letters of a childhood nickname and the last 4 of your pets name
Change your password every 30-45 days

UPDATE: This section was added since the revelation that the security questions were used to reset the password. The are tips to help with security questions.

Always create a custom question if available
DO NOT use information that is public knowledge, like birth city or your home town.
Most sites allow multiple questions, if so mix up the answers, i.e. use the answer for question 2 for question 1, etc.
Add a number sequence to your answer
Gov. Palin used her high school name for where she met her spouse. This was easy to guess since it was public knowledge. A suggestion for this would be to use something like the time of day, or the exact date instead.

You want to make the security questions difficult to guess while easy to remember. It’s your life so you know the details, use them to protect yourself. Generalities will leave you vulnerable.

Hope this helps you and always be very careful online. Remember, if you put it online, there is virtually no way to be 100% safe from prying eyes.

Filed Under: Blog, Internet Identity, Uncategorized Tagged With: Email hacked, email security, Palin email, Sarah Palin

Websites that work

July 22, 2008 By admin

Do you need a website? Don’t settle for just a web presence. Demand a website that works.

You are probably asking yourself, what is OODA? OODA is a process defined by John Boyd in his research into warfare. This concept has application in business and in politics. It is a philosophy of Observation, Orienting, Directing and then Acting in a manner that allows you to run your business on your terms and not those of your opponent or competition. Prime examples of businesses who use these principles are Toyota and Southwest Airlines. Read more about OODA Loops at Wikipedia or purchase the following books: