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Covid-19 and Working RemotelyA How-To Technology Resource
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IT Security Tip #37:
Why Is It So Important
To Have Unique Passwords
For All Your Online Accounts?
A complex password is a necessity in the current age of cyberthreats, data breaches and other security incidents. Those of us who live in reality also know how hard it is to keep the seemingly hundreds of passwords straight, secure and different. Wait, what’s that? All of your passwords aren’t different?
Why is having different passwords so important? When an online retailer, or a website, gets hacked, oftentimes all you hear in the news is about how many credit cards were lost or what the financial damage was. You rarely hear about the user accounts that were compromised. However, if you have an account on a compromised website, the username and password you used very possibly could be published and available to anybody who wants to look at it at on the Internet. A clever crook knows that you probably use the same password on the compromised website as you do on your eBay, Amazon or other online account that may have a bank account tied to it. A good enough chance that they’re likely to try it anyway. Sure enough, when you used the same password on your eBay account that you also used to set up an account on the compromised website to reserve hotel rooms, buy clothes or whatever else, the hacker now has your eBay credentials.
It is possible to keep the password madness under control. Ask us for tricks to having unique but memorable passwords. You might be surprised by how easy it really is. The bottom line is that no matter how much of a pain it is, it is very important to have different passwords for each online account.
This Tuesday Tidbits series is one great way to keep your employees informed, but you STILL need a good AUP in place and training. If you’d like our help in creating one for your company, based on best practices, call us at (608) 755-1524. You’ll be glad you did.
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Jump Between Apps
Go from app to app in a flash. Place three fingers on your touchpad and swipe left or right to switch between your open apps.
Shortcut of the Week
Undo Any Closed Tab
Pressing Ctrl+Shift+T re-opens the closed tab. Alternatively, right-clicking a portion of the tab bar also displays this option. You can press Ctrl+Shift+T multiple times to re-open all last closed tabs.
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Sincerely,
James Pearson, President The Computer Center 39 S. Main St. – Upper Janesville, WI 53545 (608) 755-1524