Often, there is really only one thing standing between your sensitive information and criminals—your password. If they get it, they can get into banks accounts and private files. For this reason, it’s important to know what makes a password strong and secure.
Chances are, you use passwords everyday. The easy route is to have a simple password that works everywhere. Unfortunately, this can be a problem.
通常,個人敏感信息和犯罪分子之間僅有一墻之隔——密碼。如果密碼泄漏,他們就能肆無忌憚地入侵你的銀行賬戶和私人文件。因此,知道怎樣設(shè)置有難度又安全的密碼就變得很重要。
密碼天天用,你可以圖方便,設(shè)置統(tǒng)一的密碼。但這樣做,準(zhǔn)會出事。
Your job is to create a password that is very hard to guess. Here’s how:
Your first thought may be to use a birthdate, an address or parts of a phone number. These things are too easy for criminals to discover, so don’t use them.
First, your password should not include information about you.
Maybe it’s a favorite song lyric, or quote. Choose words are not in the dictionary. This makes guessing it harder. There are about 60,000 words in English. A computer can test out those words pretty quickly, so don’t use them. But there’s more. This password could still be stronger by adding upper case letters, numbers or special characters. So this is a very strong password—but there’s still a risk. If you write it down, be careful where you keep it. And be aware that someone can look over your shoulder or find it in your trash.
所以你需要做的就是,設(shè)置一個難破解的密碼。怎么做呢?
通常生日,地址或電話號碼都是密碼的首選。但這類信息太容易泄漏,所以這樣的密碼想都別想。
首先,密碼不應(yīng)包含個人信息。
可以選喜歡的歌詞或者名言。選擇詞典里沒有的詞,破解的難度就增加了。英語單詞大概6萬個,計算機(jī)可以將它們很快試個遍,千萬別用這種密碼。但還不保險。可以在密碼里加入大寫字母,數(shù)字或特殊字符。這樣的密碼就很有難度,但還是存在風(fēng)險。如果把密碼寫在紙上,千萬要小心。要當(dāng)心別人偷看或從垃圾桶把密碼翻出來。
Giving it to loved—ones is also risky. Only you should know your password.
Criminals may also try to fool you into handing it over via phone calls. Never tell anyone your password over the phone. And be careful when you get an email that asks for a password—it could be a scam.
To help avoid problems, don’t use the same password everywhere.
Also, be careful if you use a computer that is not yours. Let’s say you check email using a computer in a store, library or computer lab. You login, check email and walk away. The next person to use that computer now has access to your email account and all the information in it. Always remember to log out of each site you visit on a computer that isn’t yours.
Passwords are an essential part of life online. And if we’re not careful about keeping them secret, they can cause big problems. By understanding the risks and making passwords stronger, we can feel a little more secure.
把密碼告訴親友也有風(fēng)險。自己保存密碼才靠譜。
圖書館或網(wǎng)吧的電腦收郵件,登錄了賬號,查完郵件沒退出就走了。下一個用電腦的人就能進(jìn)入你的賬戶,所以一定要記得用完要退出賬戶。
犯罪分子也可能打電話進(jìn)行詐騙。千萬不要在電話里面告訴別人。收到要求輸入密碼的電子郵件時一定要小心,這可能是陷阱。
為了避免麻煩,不要在所有地方使用相同密碼。
此外,在外使用電腦時要特別小心,比如用商店,圖書館或網(wǎng)吧的電腦查收郵件,登錄了賬號,查完郵件沒退出就離開。下一個使用電腦的人就能進(jìn)入你的賬戶查看信息,所以在外登錄賬戶一定要記得退出。
網(wǎng)絡(luò)生活離不開密碼。如果我們對密碼的保存不注意,很可能吃大虧。提高防范意識,設(shè)置強(qiáng)大的密碼我們能省心不少。