Passwords: When creating a password, make sure it is long and strong, with a minimum of eight characters and a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
You should also remember to:
- Not to share your password with others.
- Make your password unique to your life and not something that is easily guessed.
- Have a different password for each online account.
- Write down your password and store it in a safe place away from your computer.
- Change your password several times a year.
Other Ways to Secure an Account:
- Typing a username and password into a website isn't the only way to identify yourself on the web services you use.
- Multi-factor authentication uses more than one form of authentication to verify an identity. Some examples are voice ID, facial recognition, iris recognition and fingerscanning.
- Two-factor authentication uses a username and password and another form of identification, often times a security code.
- Over time, more websites will be adopting multi-factor authentication. In some cases, the services may be available, but are not required.
Many email services offer two-step verification on an opt-in basis. Ask your financial institution and other online services if they offer multi-factor authentication or additional ways to verify your identity.
- See more at:
http://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/protect-your-personal-information/passwords-and-securing-your-accounts#sthash.wg7umEnb.dpuf
Please remember that when you leave yourself logged into the school network, anyone and everyone has access to your account and any confidential documents stored on the Shared Drive at school! Students, parents or other visitors should NEVER be allowed to use a computer that is logged in as a teacher or administrator! Both desktops and laptops that are set up for student use have restrictions that keep them from changing settings or deleting important things. The Teacher setup is very different and allows for many more changes. Students might not mean to delete or change something, but it can have a devastating effect on administration and staff shared information.