The Complete Guide to Personal Computer Password Security (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505442809)

Do you know if your passwords are strong?

Did you know there are little-known and rarely-used strategies and tactics to better protect your account and identity online?

Did you know that if a hacker got hold of even one of your usernames and/or passwords, it makes it that much easier for them to get into other websites?

This book gives you actionable information that can be easily started in minutes. This is not a collection of highly technical explanations, but straight-forward recommendations and how-tos provided in easy-to-understand bite-sized pieces.

In fact, the action items come first and you could skip over the detailed discussions if you so want.

Even following the advice from a single chapter from this book will improve your security posture and reduce your exposure to having your password guessed or hacked.

While this book is aimed squarely at the home user, all of the contents could and should be applied equally well in a corporate setting.

• Proper hygiene for handling your passwords.
• How to pick an excellent password.
• Tips and tricks to make your logins more unique and harder to trace back to you should they be compromised.
• How to manage dozens or hundreds of logins and passwords.
• How to be safer at the coffee shop.
• How to be safer if you use your friend's computer, or worse a public computer.
• ... and much more.

These are the secret weapons that your computer- and security-savvy friends use and dole out to you in bits and pieces, all bundled into one accessible, easy-to-understand book.