{"id":959,"date":"2025-10-29T13:36:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainehost.com\/blog\/?p=959---7e325688-7264-4d44-84a8-11663d2e6ab8"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:36:55","slug":"password-security-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/news\/password-security-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Security Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20375 size-medium\" title=\"Password Security Tips\" src=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Password Security Tips\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-252x168.jpg 252w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/website-security-background.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With more and more of our personal data being stored on our computers, giving thoughtful consideration to a password strategy can go a long way in preventing data from being compromised. The following tips are presented as a guide to assist you in password selection.<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Password Do&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>At least eight characters long<\/li>\n<li>A combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, punctuation and other symbols<\/li>\n<li>Quick to type, in case anyone is peering over your shoulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Password Don&#8217;t&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your first name, last name, or login name, in any form<\/li>\n<li>Consecutive or repetitive numbers or letters<\/li>\n<li>Adjacent keyboard letters such as qwerty or asdfghjk<\/li>\n<li>Common and obvious letter-number replacements (e.g. replace the letter O with number 0)<\/li>\n<li>Easily guessed personal information such as names and dates of yourself, family members, pets and close acquaintances<\/li>\n<li>Easily obtained information, such as:\n<ul>\n<li>address<\/li>\n<li>license plate numbers<\/li>\n<li>telephone numbers<\/li>\n<li>credit card or ATM numbers<\/li>\n<li>Social Security or Social Insurance numbers<\/li>\n<li>email addresses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dictionary words, in any language, forward and backward<\/li>\n<li>Popular book titles, movie titles, or phrases<\/li>\n<li>Short passwords<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Password Security Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Never share your password with anyone. Protect all passwords as you would protect your bank PIN.<\/li>\n<li>Never store passwords unencrypted on your computer. Password management software is great for managing many passwords, but take great care to protect access to your password database with a strong password, access card or USB key! (Or better, a combination of these).<\/li>\n<li>Never type your password when anyone is standing nearby.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of <a href=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/news\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-phishing-scams\/\">phishing scams<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Change your password frequently.<\/li>\n<li>Never use the same password in many places, especially online!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With more and more of our personal data being stored on our computers, giving thoughtful consideration to a password strategy can go a long way in preventing data from being compromised. The following tips are presented as a guide to assist you in password selection. 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