Security Savvy or Safety sinner?

tanith

If its changed every 2mins how do know what it is ??

vanoonoo

martin/andrea - what about people that dont use online banking/computer passwords?

cerreno

I voted hardly ever. But I have so many accounts for which I need passwords, like everyone else I need to keep the amount of remembering I do to a bare minimum. I kept the same password for everything until 2004 when the PC people at work said there was a possibility that a key-logging virus had been detected on my machine. I changed from one password to one other wholesale, and I haven't changed it since. But that doesn't mean I'm not security savvy as far as I'm concerned - absolutely no-one, not even my family, have a hint of my password, I have never written it down in any form and if I die suddenly there will be no record of it anywhere. I always check that "secure" sites have https at the front and a recognizable url and if the bank phones me and asks for security information I ask them to verify who they are first. So it isn't all about changing passwords regularly - I used to work in IT - it's about keeping an eye on how accessible your password is.

Former_MSE_Andrea

Below are the results to our previous poll. Thanks to the 2264 participants who took part in this poll.

Previous Poll Topic: Poll started 7 February 2006: Security Savvy or Safety sinner? How security conscious are you? How often do you change your online banking/computer passwords?

f. Never done it 56% - (1269 Votes)
e. Hardly ever 34.5% - (782 Votes)
d. Once a year 5% - (114 Votes)
c. Once a month 2.6% - (59 Votes)
a. Every few days 1.1% - (27 Votes)
b. Once a week 0.5% - (12 Votes)

Total Votes: 2264

goccy

You can always remember the same password and substitute numbers for letters and vice versa (i.e. 1ady 0r 2oo6 ), and rotate them periodically 20o6, 2o06 etc. Also with pin numbers the keypad can be used as if texting (i.e. use 3825 and just type in a four letter word i.e.duck (not the first fourletter word you were thinking of, I bet!!)). Alternatively by simply remembering shapes and patterns on the keypad 2365 on a pin pad or uiokm=7 on a qwerty.

I also have various levels of password so that lesser applications like my membership on this site get my older weaker passwords and ones I use for personal or serious money get serious passwords like cmx118592 (only kidding its the MOD number of my apprentice trainer good old Alf). However don't do as I did and have words that you wouldn't want to have to tell the kids.
Cheers
46229 or goccy to you!
Hope this makes sense to someone as I'm still hungover and I've just hit brainache!!

goccy

I've just remembered I only came on to get the punt joke!!

lisadupreez

I used passwords that relate to the thing i am logging into. If I had a hotmail account my password would begin with the website name, then my normal password and then the number of hotmail - for example Hpassword7 - for Yahoo it would be Ypassword5 - it takes a bit of getting used to but it is a different password for all sites.

I just have to remember all of the sites that i log into - now for that i need help!