Why You Should Change Your Passwords Often

  

Date Posted: 10/18/2012 8:01:14 PM

Posted By: sashoo  Membership Level: Silver  Total Points: 382

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How often do you change your password? Well, you don’t want to wait until your account has been hacked into before you can take action. Today, hackers have become increasingly popular online. In fact, the fraudsters are just getting smarter at it, with each counting second. That’s why you should have your eyes fixed on your online accounts and their passwords. You don’t want to be caught unawares, right?

I hope you learn from my story.

Well, I have had my Gmail account hacked into, not once, not twice, not three times either, but four freaking times. While I managed to sail smoothly through the first four ordeals, the fourth one was no milk and butter. Getting my account back was like taking a trip to the top of the Everest mountain. It was not easy. It had to take some considerable time — two weeks, for that matter. For fourteen, full days, I lost access to my ultra-busy Gmail account, considering that this was an account I logged in daily. I lost access to most of my most vital emails, including newsletters and subscription alerts. I lost an invitation to an interview. It was that terrible!

As if it was not enough, I could not access my social media accounts. But I had myself to blame for this — I had my other passwords stored on Gmail. Of course, the hackers had access to them and, heartless as they were, never minded visiting my Facebook and Twitter accounts. Worst of all, they did hack into those, as well. In fact, they went ahead updating my Facebook and Twitter with what I’d call, not so friendly updates. The rest, as they say, is history. (Hint: don’t ever store your passwords, or other handy information, on your email).

I did have a hard time,

for sure. But the Gmail team were successful enough to make things work for me again, 14 days down the line. It certainly was one hell-experience on earth. Since then, I have been a proactive password updater. If you care to know, I do update my passwords every single day. But I can not just afford to risk, again. I also took some vital steps on my Gmail account including having my password reset code sent on my phone, and not any of my other email accounts.

I hope, folks, this becomes an eye opener. Always, have your passwords updated as often as possible. Also, avoid using the same password all over the Internet. Have different passwords for all of your online accounts. Equally noteworthy, when using shared computers, do uncheck the ‘remember password’ icon.

Let’s all be responsible account holders by changing our passwords often.

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