How to keep your password safe from cyber thieves and hackers

With increasing cyber crimes, Internet fraud and Identity theft - one should know how to protect the password.

Tips:

1. Never use your personal data for User Name/Login ID, or Password: Unfortunately lot of people still use their personal data for User Name / Password. You got to think about it.

2. Avoid using same Login ID / User Name and Password across multiple web sites. You must have either User Name or Password different. Reason being, if your Login Detail with Password is exposed to a hacker, it can be exploited to the maximum and may cause you financial setback if the login details happen to be of your credit card.

3. Use Longer Password: Minimum of 8 digit combined with Upper/Lower letters, special characters and digit should be ok.

4. Avoid using dictionary words for Password.

5. Last but not least, you must changed your password periodically.


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