This document discusses the importance of having a strong password and provides tips for creating good passwords. It notes that passwords are used for many online accounts and without a strong password, personal information and accounts are at risk of identity theft, hacking, and monetary theft. It then provides characteristics of a good password, such as using a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols with a minimum of 8 characters. The document also shares some fun facts about common password habits.

1. GOOD PASSWORD
WHY HAVING A GOOD PASSWORD IS
IMPORTANT
BY
YASIN GHAZZAWI

2. WHERE DO WE USE OUR
PASSWORDS?
Go.woodbury.edu
www.chase.com www.Tumblr.com
www.gmail.co
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www.Bofa.com Facebook.com

3. WHY DO WE WANT A GOOD PASSWORD?
 Answer: To be protected. From what?
From:
1. Identity Theft (Matthew Ballard)
2. Theft of Important information or database
3. Unknown monetary transfers (phishing)
4. Much more…
LinkedIn hacked! On June 6
2012, approximately 6.5 million
passwords and e-mails were
reportedly released to the web by a
hacker.
eHarmony was also hacked on June
6th

4. WHAT MAKES A GOOD
PASSWORD?
 Good password = Strong password
 Strong password = Not easy to guess
 Good password = Hardest to guess
• Use symbols e.g. @ * ( ) [ ] ! +
•At least 8 characters --------
• Do not use nicknames or words you use
frequently e.g. “Yolo” ,“baller” , “Nerd” ,
“awesomesauce” etc…
• Switch it up between UPPER CASE &
lower case letters
•Use a combination of letters, numbers,
and special characters
• Use different passwords on
different systems!
http://www.passwordmeter.com/

5. FUN FACTS ON PASSWORDS
 A pet’s name appears in passwords 3 times more frequent than a
name of any other member of a person’s family.[1]
 28.6% of the users use the Remember my password function [2]
 To protect a personal electronic diary and photo archives, an average
person sets a password 2 times stronger than to protect his/her
corporate and financial documents. [1]
 66% of the US users have only one or two passwords[2]
 Many important business and confidential files are protected with
romantic passwords, such as
“LoveSue”, “eternity”, “marryme”, “forgiveus”. [1]
[1] http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=194911923880468
[2] http://computersight.com/communication-networks/security/interesting-facts-about-
passwords/#ixzz1x6g3RG6t

6. THANK YOU!