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No matter how strong your email inbox security door is, it still does not protect against potential intruders, especially if the door lock is not at least as secure as it should be, they’ll get access simply. When it comes to your email mailbox, whether it’s for private use or business, your password is just that secure lock that has a secure password. It’s therefore imperative when creating secure passwords to protect your mailbox, to be particularly careful and do the right thing.
The password is so crucial, that if chances are taken, you will give the bad guys the ability to have a hay day. It’s imperative you keep your password very secure.
When you choose a weak password such as QWERTY123, or ABCDEF12345, or you use a name, you’re in effect telling the bad guys to have access to your email account since it makes it extremely easy for hackers or unauthorized persons to access your account. You could say it’s like an invitation to them to take a look around your mailbox.
Contrary, if you choose a strong password with high password quality, that has a combination of characters very difficult for even hacking software to crack, your mailbox will look like a fortress, thereby barring the attackers to have no chance with your email account or email inbox
Ok, that sounds plausible, think to yourself, but at the same time ask yourself: What exactly is a strong password? When does it have a high quality and thus a high protection class?
Before we go into detail, the good news first: It is actually very easy to generate a strong password with high password quality.
What are the characteristics of a strong sure password?
Tip 1: letters, numbers, and special characters in secure passwords
Be sure to use multiple letters, numbers and special characters (! # $% () * +, -. /:; =? @ [] ^ _ {|} ~). And mix them up really nicely – that makes the password more complex. Unfortunately, a lonely exclamation mark at the end of the password is of little use.
Tip 2: the longer the password the better for secure password
Make sure you create a longer password. Because it is all the more unlikely – especially with very complex combinations – that hackers will find them out. When creating secure passwords for your email, it’s recommended to use passwords with at least twelve characters for online access.
In order to achieve this and to give your password a certain complexity, we recommend the sentence method.
Tip 3: a separate password for each service is a must for your email account
Sure, for your memory it would be practical to use only one password for all accesses. But if a data breach occurs with only one of the services you use, you can use this method to serve cybercriminals with all your other accesses on a silver platter!
Alternatively, you can use a password manager to securely manage the various accesses that you require. It’s not advisable to save your passwords under any circumstances in the address book of your smartphone. Many apps have access to address book data!
Should email account passwords be changed regularly to protect your mailbox?
If you make your password very secure right from the start, there is also a small but convenient advantage: The long-standing recommendation to change the password regularly only applies if there is a suspicion of an attack.
And are you looking for other ways to protect your mailbox and your digital communication? Then we can recommend two-factor authentication, for example, which doubles the security of your account!
Or is your mailbox already using two-factor authentication?
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