Related to passwords, be cautious of security questions. Your mother’s maiden name, your pet’s name, your previous addresses, these all tend to be discoverable. Having a set of stock answers that are NOT real is highly suggested, and change them around from time to time. The same sort of techniques we’ve used for generating passwords work here as well.

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• WHY good passwords matter
• Five Thoughts on Good Passwords
• Password Ideas
• Longer is Better
• Unique Passwords for Each site
• Recurring Password Changes?
• Security Questions
• Password Managers
• Passwords or Pass-Phrases?
• Password “type-ability”