Password is meant to be remembered, else it is of no use . I said changing of password is suggested, not mandatory. Never paste your passwords to the screens.
you can also us a phrase like what Paul suggested but not a common phrase that you utter to your fellows P.S.Many Security experts suggest to change the passwords periodically On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Paul McTeigue <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > Wrong and wrong. > > Do not change your password every month. Do not make it something you > cannot > remember. That will only create a huge problem and mean people will be > pasting their passwords to their screens. You actually do not ever need to > change your password unless you believe you have been compromised. > > Here are the fail-safe criteria for a password that NEVER changes: use > caps-lock; make it at least 6 characters; make it something you can > remember > (no special characters); make it two words with a space between. You're now > safe as a church. > > Cheerios, > Paul > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Gokul Medipally > Sent: January-07-13 10:11 PM > To: Leah Halpin > Cc: L; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Spammers and Hackers and Bears - oh my![Misc] > > It is suggested to use a stronger password[containing atleast one Uppercase > /Lower case alphabet, one number and a special character and 8 characters > or > more in length] This doesn't mean that your account will not get > compromised > but it would be a bit harder for the hacker/Spammer to get their work done. > and it is also suggested to change the password atleast once in a month > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Leah Halpin [email protected]> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > > I've just changed my password. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: L [email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, January 7, 2013 10:26 AM > > Subject: [EDI-L] Spammers and Hackers and Bears - oh my! > > > > > > > > > > It looks like several of our email accounts were hacked last night. Is > > it possible that our group has been compromised? > > > > D@~n hackers! > > > > Thanks and regards, > > Lori Folta > > Lead EDI Engineer > > UniGroup > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > > ... > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > , , , , , , > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: > IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- Thanks | Regards Gomzy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not print any email unless it is absolutely necessary. Spread ENVIRONMENTAL awareness [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
