Are you using a ‘one size fits all’ password? Then think again!

This Weekends post will get you thinking about your next password. Some of us have used or use the same password for almost everything we do. I do understand it is easy to remember but..... if its easy for you to remember chances are its even easier for others to find it to.

This Weekends post will get you thinking about your next password. Some of us have used or use the same password for almost everything we do. I do understand it is easy to remember but..... if its easy for you to remember chances are its even easier for others to find it to.

​An unfortunate fact perhaps, but as long as there are computers there will be cybercrime. In fact, it seems that we can barely pick up a newspaper these days without discovering yet another new and ingenious way that hackers have invented to steal our online identities, not to mention the contents of our bank accounts!

One of the latest scams that has come to light was unearthed by Twitter, who identified some unusual activity in the accounts of some of its users. Apparently, a suite of rogue torrent sites, normally used to download music and films, were being used to steal the login information of subscribers. While at first this might not seem to represent any particular threat, a recent survey identified that a massive 73% of people use the same password for their online banking transactions as they do for their non finance-related activities. Find one password, therefore, and the cyber criminals potentially have the key to every website that you use.

If you do nothing else today, give some consideration to the security of your online accounts and if you are one of the 73%, be sure to change your passwords so that they are unique to each site. Many banking and financial websites these days show you the strength of the password that you have selected, so be sure to choose something which gives you maximum protection but remember, never write it down in a form which could be recognized by ‘offline’ thieves.


Until next time just remember when ever there is magic Miracles Await