steve says cyber security awareness comic campaign at utsa [2 of 4]: passwords 2010

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One of four comics published and distributed in 2010 at UTSA as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Steve in "Steve Says" is yours truly, Steve Werby.

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Page 1: Steve Says Cyber Security Awareness Comic Campaign at UTSA [2 of 4]: Passwords 2010

Neverrevealyourpasswordstoanyone-reputablecompanieswillNEVERaskyouforyourpassword.

Usestrong(hard-to-guess)passwords.Donotbasepasswordsonsomethingpeopleknowaboutyou,suchasthenameofyourpetoryourfavoriteteam.

Addinga“1”totheendofawordandchanging“S”to“$”or“E”to“3”isnotgoodenough.Considerusingapassphrase(astringofwords)oramodifiedpassphrase(firstleerofeachwordfromaphraseyouknow).

Donotusethesamepasswordeverywhere-ifyourFacebookpasswordisguessed,thebadguynowknowsyourPayPalandbankingpassword.Lastly,protectyoure-mailpasswordwithyourlife.PayPalandbankingpassword.Lastly,protectyoure-mailpasswordwithyourlife.

UTSAOFFICEOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY-OCTOBER2010NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH