Password cheat sheet
If you have your password written somewhere, most likely on a piece of paper, you’re not the only one. In fact, 73% of people, according to a 2017 survey by the Pew Research Center, have more than one password written on a cheat sheet. From ATM card’s PIN to credit card accounts, the average American has cheat sheets with at least seven passwords that provide access to some of their most important assets.
Specialists say it’s a smart move to think of passwords consisting of a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols that you modify constantly. And whatever you do, don’t keep a password cheat sheet in your wallet.
One safe option to make sure no one else but you knows your passwords is to keep them in a locked box in your house. You could also resort to a digital password manager such as LastPass. You can have the premium service for $3 per month or stick to the basic one which is free of charge.
Another option would be Apple’s Safari browser, a password manager that provides assistance in creating unique and unpredictable passwords for your various accounts. It might also be a good idea to enable two-factor authentication on any account that has this option. You just type in your username and password and then you’ll be requested to enter a code that you receive on your smartphone or email in order to confirm your identity.
It might sound complicated, but it really isn’t!
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The new Medicare cards do not have SS# anymore.
I said USED to BE…and how stupid was that