You have likely heard that it is important to choose a strong
password; letters and numbers, upper and lower case, at least eight characters
long, or better yet, a passphrase that is quite long but easy for you to
remember. There are some other critical password issues that are worth a
reminder:
- Don’t share your username and password with anyone!
- Remember that YOU
are responsible for activities that occur using your account information.
For example, if you share your account information with someone, that person could download music or movies illegally. Then you
will be legally responsible for the activity.
Another activity that we still see on a regular basis is
people responding to phishing emails with their account information. ITS
will never ask you to send account information via email! Don’t send
your account information upon such a request. Additionally, don’t respond in any way. A response lets the
attacker know that your email address is valid and that is valuable information
that you want to keep to yourself.