{"id":283,"date":"2015-11-29T07:14:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T07:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=283"},"modified":"2026-06-24T06:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:19:46","slug":"if-you-use-weak-passwords-you-are-playing-with-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/if-you-use-weak-passwords-you-are-playing-with-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"If you use weak passwords, you are playing with fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/Password-security.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/Password-security.jpg\" alt=\"Password security\" width=\"290\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Didn\u2019t your Mom tell you not to play with fire? Weak passwords put your personal identity or business data\u00a0at risk of being compromised. How important is password security? A simple Google search for password security just now\u00a0returned over 400 million results \u2013 that\u2019s significant! I cannot overemphasize how important it is to use\u00a0<strong>STRONG<\/strong>\u00a0passwords.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use at least eight characters, with mixed case letters (upper and lower case)<\/li>\n<li>Use a password that can be typed quickly (to prevent over the shoulder spying)<\/li>\n<li>Mix alpha numeric characters in a seemingly random manner.<\/li>\n<li>Change your password regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT use words that are included in any dictionary \u2013 even encrypted, these can be cracked in seconds!!<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT use dates<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT use information that can be easily obtained about you. This includes your nickname, your pet\u2019s name, your hometown, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT use all numbers or all alphabet characters \u2013 mix them!<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT reveal your password to anyone!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>There are any number of websites that help you understand<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; how vulnerable your passwords are. One of these is\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/howsecureismypassword.net\/\">https:\/\/howsecureismypassword.net\/<\/a>\u00a0Simply enter your password and it will return how long it would take to crack it. Mine was six thousand\u00a0years, but I could improve that by using a symbol instead of just letters and numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/How-safe-are-your-passwords.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/How-safe-are-your-passwords.jpg\" alt=\"How safe are your passwords\" width=\"942\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/How-safe-are-your-passwords.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/How-safe-are-your-passwords-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/How-safe-are-your-passwords-512x275.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/How-safe-are-your-passwords-920x494.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You could also try the password meter at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/tools\/passwordmeter\/\">https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/tools\/passwordmeter\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Password-utility.jpg\" alt=\"Password utility\" width=\"873\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Password-utility.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Password-utility-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Password-utility-512x340.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brought to you by ProlimeHost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for ten years, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. 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