Passwords

To understand what makes good passwords, first check out some of the worst passwords out there and what makes them so bad.

It's impossible to expect someone to make good passwords by just giving them some rules. There are tricks that make your passwords secure and easy for you all at the same time.

It's really a skill to come up with secure passwords that you can remember. Once you've learned how, remember that it doesn't matter how good you are if you don't protect your password properly.

A disturbing new practice among websites and services is where they ask you for your user name and password to other sites. I call this "Password Mugging"

Concerned about online addiction? You should be. Learn the types, the signs, and the preventions.

It's fun to post online. What you think, what you feel. But words typed and posted on the Internet can come back to bite you more than anything you could say with your mouth.

You can reveal far more than you intended when you post a photo online. Don't make a critical mistake and check your photos before they're online.

Just because you won't willing give up data doesn't mean that I can't trick you out of it. Don't fall for these well known tricks!

One of the newest threats we face is the risk of someone getting control of your online account and using it against you and the people you know. Do everything you can to prevent that from happening!

Store, online or off, are not known for being fair and helpful unless it benefits them to be so. Good deals exist, but many are bad deals in disguise. It's not in your best interests to be too trusting with any of them.