Comments on: Gmail Passwords are Easy to Steal – How to Make a Strong Password

By: LEE

LEE — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:21:53 +0000

Thanks alot for the info.Your suggestions really got me thinking. Thanks.

By: David

David — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:36:33 +0000

Another update…

One way to check if you Gmail has been hacked is to look at your activity log.

At the bottom of the page you should see a “Last account activity:…” and a link.

Click the link and you should see your activity log.

If you seen some different IP addresses or activity when you know you weren’t using Gmail then you’ve probably been hacked as explained above.

Reset you password immediate, use a strong password, and you should notify Google.

On another note, if you use the Microsoft password checker please still follow the rules about not using any word in the dictionary.

It is good at telling strength but it is far from perfect and very simple password can be rated strong when they are, try, for example, Password1.

The password checker should be one tool to help but when creating passwords use common sense and base it on a trigger word like explained above.

David

By: David

David — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:57 +0000

Hi, I just found this site, make sure you aren't using any of the passwords on this list! http://www.whatsmypass.com/the-top-500-worst-passwords-of-all-time David

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:59:13 +0000

Guillermo,

I didn’t know about that new RoboForm, thanks for let me and everyone know.

Any other tips on creating strong passwords?

Thanks for the kind words, they’re appreciated.

David

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By: Guillermo E. Gonzalez

Guillermo E. Gonzalez — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:28:44 +0000

David:
As always a very good article. As a professional Computer Repair Technician, I teach all of my clients how to create strong passwords. You are right in suggesting Roboform. I use the Pro version and with their new feature that you can store your passwords on their secure website and access them for any where, it is alot more convient to use. You just upload all of your passwords to their site, and then you can connect to them and use your passwords on another computer like if you where at your local machine.

Again, Great Info,

Guillermo Gonzalez

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