November 30, 2011

Worst Internet passwords and 5 tips for strong passwords

Here is some interesting information from Splashdata. Are you using any of these passwords to log into your email, Facebook page or even you bank account?

password
123456
12345678
qwerty
abc123
monkey
1234567
letmein
trustno1
dragon
baseball
111111
iloveyou
master
sunshine
ashley
bailey
passwOrd (The “O” is a zero here)
shadow
123123
654321
superman
qazwsx
michael
football

If so, it is probably time to upgrade to something more secure, you are likely to get hacked.

Here are 5 tips for strong passwords.

Don’t use the same password for everything
Don’t use anything obvious like your birthday, login name or a pets name – hackers can trawl through applications like Facebook looking for clues
The longer the password the better, aim for at least 8 characters
Mix up your character, use upper and lower case, numbers and special characters like ` ! ” ? $ ? % ^ & * ( ) _ – + = { [ } ] : ; @ ‘ ~ # | \ < , > . ? /
Having trouble, generate a random password from a site like strongpasswordgenerator.com

Keeping track of all these unique passwords can be a challenge. Consider using a password manager, there is a great review of the top players here.

Posted by Chicago Web Designer at 8:40 am
in Indigo Tips

Websites that create leads

OK, tooting my own horn today a little but you know you’ve done a good job when a couple years after a project you get this sort of message from a client.

“My website is still my number one generator of new business. Seriously, almost all of my new business is from my website. Just finished answering another inquiry through the website (probably won’t be a client but that’s okay because the inquiries seem to generate other leads anyway.) I’m probably your most satisfied customer.”

Jan Roberg

Roberg Tax Solutions

We created a custom Wordpress site for them which they maintain themselves. You can visit at http://www.robergtaxsolutions.com.

Thanks for this great quote Jan, I am so happy your website is working for you.

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