10 Ways to Safeguard your Online Identity

There are many reasons people have trouble with finances, their personal wealth, or their identities. Many times hackers cause problems for people, especially if they get an infection on their computer, have a public social networking profile, or have an open hole in their network where a hacker can break in, steal information, and take control of their computer.

My question to you...do you use the same password for everything? Do you commonly open up your personal information for the world to see? These tips will provide the understanding for you, so you know how to safeguard your online identity.

Are you using irresponsible passwords?

 Easy-to-recall codes, passwords, etc. are way too easy for other people to guess. The most popular passwords are ones like "123456" or "password" or "admin". But, these are some of the first things people will guess when trying to gain access.

Approximately 10% of pin numbers are just "1234". Wow, that's easy, isn't it?

What do you do? Go big and go r4nd0m.

Longer passwords that are more unique:

• At least one capital letter
• At least one lower-case letter
• At least one symbol
• At least one number