Week 7

For most of my passwords I use the same type of words and names or things that personally relate to me that people would not be able to easily guess. I also use random numbers and sometimes symbols that make my passwords more secure. On my social media such as facebook, twitter, instagram and then email I use the same one just with different numbers. I thought that this was okay to do but it turns out I was wrong. These websites I try to be most secure about to make sure I do not get hacked by anyone or attacked by spam. Throughout my time having social media and email, I have only been hacked once, which was due to me opening up a spam message that was sent from another user that had also been hacked. I have icloud as my backup for pictures and music but for my important family pictures I have an external hard drive to keep all of them on. In the past I have broken one of my computers but luckily they were able to save my documents and files. Ever since then I have been cautious of how I back my computer up and the security measures I take. After last week’s lecture though I have learned the importance of backing your files up in some way and taking security measures to ensure your documents and files are protected. I understand now that it is easy to guess a password if It has anything to do with you and you should come up with something that is almost impossible to guess. It is also a bad idea to use the same passwords for multiple sites no matter what they are. I hope what I have learned will continue for when I get older and have to do banking information, taxes, and etc.

March 19, 2014.     Category: Uncategorized.   No Comments.