Post by Ritzie/Admin on Apr 7, 2005 5:26:58 GMT -8
'Crackers' get hold of your passwords by gaining access to email via the security question, or by guessing the password of an admin or gmod, or running a scanner to do the same. Follow these guidelines :-
1. ensure your email password security question is not obvious (don't have 'my favourite football team' then go talking about them non stop)
2. You may want to change your email address / provider (the cracker may still have access to the old one)
3. Use the 'Hide email' option (if you want Staff Members to contact you, use one of the free 'throwaway' emails for public view)
4. Make ANY passwords difficult (use upper and lower case letters, mixed with numbers)
5. Use different passwords for each account.
6. Use different email for this forum, and don't make it public.
7. Don't let ANYONE know your passwords (if you make a note of them, keep them safe)
8. If you share a computer/ computer account, don't 'let the computer remember password'
9. Don't open links in PM's, unless you know EXACTLY what it is.
For more information: safetynet.proboards33.com/index.cgi
1. ensure your email password security question is not obvious (don't have 'my favourite football team' then go talking about them non stop)
2. You may want to change your email address / provider (the cracker may still have access to the old one)
3. Use the 'Hide email' option (if you want Staff Members to contact you, use one of the free 'throwaway' emails for public view)
4. Make ANY passwords difficult (use upper and lower case letters, mixed with numbers)
5. Use different passwords for each account.
6. Use different email for this forum, and don't make it public.
7. Don't let ANYONE know your passwords (if you make a note of them, keep them safe)
8. If you share a computer/ computer account, don't 'let the computer remember password'
9. Don't open links in PM's, unless you know EXACTLY what it is.
For more information: safetynet.proboards33.com/index.cgi