11 Tips for a Stronger Password

12 月 20, 2022
Mike Cobb
DriveSavers 博客

Weak passwords can make it easy for someone to access your business or personal data. Use strong passwords that are enforced for all user accounts, including those with remote access to your system. Here are some good tips to follow when creating passwords.

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Passwords should be at least eight characters long. Longer is better.
Don’t use a character series like 1234, 4321, abc, etc.
Include a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation, and spread them out in your password rather than lumping them all at the beginning or end.
Avoid personal information that can be mined from social media, like birthdays, pet names, street names, etc.
Don’t use single dictionary words (spelled forward or backward).
Don’t use character substitution for dictionary words (like p@$$worD).
Use a string of 3 words mashed together that are meaningful to you so you can easily remember your password without having to write it down and refer to it.
- Good password example: 3wOrdSmushedTo{gether
- Bad password example: P@ssword123
Don’t reuse passwords. Use a unique password for everything.
Use a password management tool like 1Password to generate and store truly randomized strong passwords.
Add two-factor authentication (aka 2-step or multi-factor) if offered. Many services like Google, Apple, Microsoft and 臉書 offer multi-factor authentication.
If you’re an administrator, screen new passwords against lists of commonly used or compromised passwords.

Mike Cobb

Mike Cobb，工程總監兼首席資訊安全官（CISO）
作為工程總監，Mike Cobb 負責管理工程部的日常運作，包括旋轉媒體、固態硬碟（SSD）、智能裝置和快閃媒體的物理及邏輯數據恢復工作。他亦負責監督過去、現在及未來的數據儲存技術的研發工作。Mike 鼓勵成長，並確保各部門及其工程師持續在其專業領域中增進知識。每位 DriveSavers 的工程師均經過培訓，確保成功且完整地恢復數據是他們的首要任務。

作為首席資訊安全官（CISO），Mike 負責管理 DriveSavers 的網絡安全工作，包括維護與更新如 SOC 2 Type II 合規等安全認證、協調公司安全政策，以及員工的網絡安全教育。

Mike 於 1994 年加入 DriveSavers，並擁有加州大學河濱分校的計算機科學學士學位。

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