security
How to create a secure password
One of our new members recently told us that prior to becoming a Prialto member, about a year ago, she had one of her passwords compromised. This was a password that she used for multiple online accounts containing sensitive personal data, such as banking information. As you can imagine, it was a nightmare for her. Luckily, the breach of her accounts didn’t lead to anything too serious, although it could have.
We learned that the member had been using a password that was easy to figure out. And to make matters worse, she had been using a single password for most everything, a common mistake made by many people. Therefore, I decided to write a blog article for our members about how to create a secure password that is hard for others to guess or crack.
Prialto takes its members’ security and privacy very seriously. But from conversations with members, we know that few create strong passwords. A common reaction to our password policy is, “Wow, that’s complicated. Can you make it a bit easier?”
Well, creating a good password is actually a lot simpler than you think. Here’s how: › Continue reading