Top 5 Password Hacking Places for Workplace Passwords

It has been proven right that workplaces and public computers are more likely to be a reason of password hacking than personal computers. How you may get hacked is what we will talk about here and how can you prevent your account from getting hacked. Configure firewalls, make sure the physical security is right up and running, do not crash onto pop ups but still you get hacked. That might have the result of, very basic but, followings:

Index Finger Typing

Yes it is true that many of us when they type they use only their index fingers and the thumb. This in reality does not just reduce your typing speed but also make you very predictable every time you type any word. Especially when you type your password make sure that you type in right fashion by using more than just index fingers. There are different typing practices and speed building exercises over the web you can also take some help through those exercises to improve your typing.

Alphanumeric

Always use long and complex password which contain more than eleven letters or characters. Alphanumeric is the best type to make a strong password. Never use your birthday or phone numbers and make it as vague as possible.

Hide Your Keyboard

Another easiest way to hack password at your workplace is simply just hover a head a little and see your keyboard while you are typing. Yes it works and it works perfectly. To avoid this always make sure that you hide your hand and the keyboard properly before typing the password. You can easily do that by moving a little over to the top of your keyboard or laptop but this easy practice can save you billion.

Change Passwords Often

When using a workplace computer make sure that you do not try to open personal web accounts and if you do change the passwords and the secret questions often. When, you change your password or the secret question, do not use your birthday or phone number because that is the cliché for getting hacked. Instead change it with something unpredictable and change it often. Easiest way to it is change it weekly. Make different passwords for your personal accounts than your workplace accounts because it becomes very easy to place your password right at your workplace and to hack if you type and keep the same password repeatedly.

Firefox Settings Precaution

Many of us still do not know the password security for windows explorers and especially how it works for the famous Firefox. As you may know that Firefox has the feature of saving the passwords for every time you try to login and it makes a list of passwords in plain words which can be seen easily. To avoid it you can simply click Options then click Security and uncheck the box where it says remembers passwords for sites.

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