Just as much as your hygiene is important, so is your password hygiene. But, to remember passwords or while using passwords, quite many of us fall into the trap of using the wrong password etiquette. In this blog, we’ll enlist some of the frequently used bad password habits that you need to do away with as soon as possible before you put your online identity in grave danger.

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Finding It Hard To Remember Passwords? Worry Not! We’ve Got The Solution

For each wrong password etiquette mentioned above, a password manager is a solution you are looking for. And, trust us on this, there are some great password managers out there to choose from. Let’s talk in brief about two of the best password managers – (i) TweakPass (ii) LastPass

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Feature You Can Expect	Significance of The Feature	TweakPass	LastPass
Strong Password Generator	You won’t have to remember passwords and each website/ account can now have separate strong complex passwords. You can choose the password length, character length, character types, and many such elements and even save yourself from remembering passwords every single time	✔️	✔️
Passwords and Other Data Can Be Synced On Various Devices	Your passwords and data are secured and can be accessed from everywhere. You can access them from your computer, smartphone, browser, and other devices as well	✔️	✔️
Impenetrable Multi-Layered Security	The password managers are backed with military-grade security that prevents you from all kinds of online threats	✔️	✔️
Auto-fill Forms	You don’t have to enter the same details again. The feature lets you auto-fill the details	✔️	✔️
Secure Vault	Not just passwords, you can secure other crucial credentials such as SSNs, credit/debit card details, bank account details, and the likes in a master vault	✔️	✔️

Things You Might Be Doing Wrong To Remember Passwords

Let’s have a look at some of the wrong password etiquettes that you need to put down immediately and prevent your online presence from cyber attacks –

1. One Single Password Doesn’t Fit All

We do understand that remembering different passwords for every website or account you visit can be tough, but the fact of the matter is that if you use one password everywhere, it will take a hacker or an onlooker one website leak to get access to other accounts. It has been observed that approximately 50% of internet users still use the same password to log into websites and accounts. Needless to say, if one of your online accounts get hacked, then your other accounts cannot be spared several breaches

2. Sharing Passwords Is A Big No

When it comes to passwords – sharing is not caring.

Immaterial of who it is you are sharing your passwords with – your best friend, your most trusted colleague, your family member, or anyone else, the act of sharing passwords is a big no! We are not saying that the person you have trusted your password with will deliberately disclose it to the world but, he or she may not use it with the same care as you do. Let’s say, they might key-in your password for logging into an account on public Wi-Fi and then forget to logout. Or, they might accidentally disclose it to an onlooker. Other security dangers that sharing password poses include –

• The other person may use your accounts for something illegal or non-permissible
• You might lose ownership of all your accounts
• Your accounts will become more prone to phishing attacks

3. “Remember Me” Is Not The Right Way Of Remembering Passwords

It is so convenient to check the “Remember me” option and save yourself from the plight of remembering passwords. And, you would probably find this option on all major email accounts, social media platforms, and all major websites that require you to log-in frequently. Where can this option be dangerous? Let’s say – you are not the only one using your computer and there are other users too who have direct access to your computer. They’ll easily be able to access your account, using this option.

4. Not Updating Passwords Frequently

You have created strong passwords for all your accounts once, but shouldn’t you change them once in a while? Many of us have a habit of not changing passwords across the board. Whether it be the passwords for our social media accounts, online banking accounts, email accounts, or any other platform, we hardly care to change them. It is highly recommended that you change your passwords across all your accounts every 2-3 months.

Now, here’s how frequently changing passwords can save you from a probable cyber attack –

• Prevents keystroke logger attack
• Multiple accounts can be safeguarded
• If you use saved password and change computers, another user won’t be able to use saved passwords

5. Using Passwords That Are Not Complex Or That Are Too Short

Again, it is quite understandable that remembering long passwords is not an easy task. But, until your password isn’t complex enough, your accounts are vulnerable to hacking. This is why security experts suggest that you create a password with a specified number of character lengths (e.g. 14 characters) or mix it up with several characters. One of the reasons why you are told to do so is because the more complex your password, the harder it will be for even password cracking software to crack your password.

Wrapping Up

The need of the hour is to break the aforementioned bad password habits so that your information across the web can be saved. We’d again like to reinstate that using a password manager is one of the best things to safeguard your online identity. If you liked the blog, do give it a thumbs up and for more such content, keep reading Tweak Library. You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Flipboard, YouTube, and Tumblr to stay updated on all the new content that we frequently churn out.

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