"Hack Proof" your passwords

"Hack Proof" Your Passwords
Protect yourself and your clients from email hackers!

Recently, I received a frantic email message from an agent, apologizing to all of his contacts.

It turned out his email account had been hacked, and the hacker had sent out a fraudulent message to everyone in his address book explaining how he was "stranded in London" and needed cash, fast. What's worse, anyone that fell for the scam exposed themselves to identity theft.

Embarrassed, he admitted that the password had been easily hacked because it was a simple combination of letters and numbers... his daughter's name and birth year, in fact.

The hacker didn't even need to know the agent or his daughter... the password was so weak that a simple program was able to guess it in just a few minutes.

Suffice it to say he spent valuable hours that week apologizing, making sure no one had been taken in by the scam, and trying to rebuild the credibility of his email address. Ultimately he abandoned it for a new address. His trust sure took a hit that week.

Don't let this happen to you. Next time you have to come up with a password, use this free website, "Strong Password Generator":

http://strongpasswordgenerator.com

In addition to taking the pressure off of coming up with a suitably random sequence, it allows you to include specific lengths, include/exclude special characters, and provides you with a recommendation as to how to remember the new password.

Protect yourself and protect your clients' trust!