Proper Passwords & Great Keyboard Shortcuts

From Your Friends at Integrity Computer Consulting and Repair

Password Best Practices

To help safeguard your card data and personal information on sites that require a login, we recommend:

1. Make sure your password is secure even if the site you're logging into does not require it.  We recommend using a combination of upper and lower case letters, with numbers AND special characters, and not using any recognizable words.  For example, a password of "Ilovedogsalot" can be made more secure by changing all the vowels to look-alike numbers and special characters, breaking up the actual words into something more secure: !L0v3d0Gs@Lo+ 
2. Use two-step authentication if it is available.
3. Get into a habit of changing your password on a schedule (especially if it is a site that houses financial information or credit card numbers), even though it is a pain, we recommend changing passwords every 30-90 days. 
4. Do not use the same password for every site. Make each password different (even if it is off by one or two characters) and keep a record of it.
5. Write your passwords down or consider using a reputable password keeper like LastPass (www.lastpass.com).

Tech Tip – Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can make quick work of a lot of things.  They can be valuable when right-click on your mouse doesn't bring up what you want it to, or your mouse is not working.

Some of the most common keyboard shortcuts are listed below.

For a full list of keyboard shortcuts for all operating systems and common programs visit:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

If you have any questions about anything above, would like help with your Mac, need help installing or uninstalling any programs, removing malware, or viruses, you can always check in with us! These things can also be done remotely. Please contact our office via phone at 208.288.4345 or email info@integrityidaho.com if you need immediate assistance.