What鈥檚 the fuss about creating a strong password? The same password you鈥檝e been using since the past 5 years is great, it鈥檚 easy to remember. Why do anything differently?
Having a strong password ensures the confidentiality and security of the University鈥檚 electronic information of students and employees. This is valuable information and needs robust protection. Weak passwords are a hacker鈥檚 BFF (Best Friend Forever). They can steal university information for financial or malicious gain. This could cause serious harm. For this reason, a lot is written about using strong passwords also known as smart passwords, complex passwords or secure passwords.
Cyber criminals are continually improving their techniques and already check for:
- Words you can find in the dictionary of any language
- Words spelled backwards, common misspellings, abbreviations
- Common letter to symbol conventions such as changing 鈥渢o鈥 to 鈥2鈥 or changing 鈥渁nd鈥 to 鈥&鈥
- Personal information such as your pet鈥檚 name, your child鈥檚 name, your spouse鈥檚 name, your name, your birthday, driver鈥檚 license info, etc.