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-I am,
Your Geek!

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Security Update! Look, tis the season. I hope that everyone is enjoying their holidays, but you also know that crime increases during the Holiday Season. And this Holiday is no different. Remember hackers are criminals too! So, if you haven't updated your passwords yet, YOU NEED TO. I'm working diligently to mitigate hacker attacks for clients who have not updated their passwords. Easy passwords are passwords made up of regular words, passwords that include any name, birthday, or any other item of significance to you. Hard passwords are 20 characters long and are comprised of a RANDOM set of characters, numbers, and symbols that have no meaning to you. I know you don't want to do it, but you just gotta or it could be you next.

I just spent 30 minutes on with support from GoDaddy. It took a hacker less than 10 minutes to gain access to a client's GoDaddy account and change the user's password. Now my client is locked out of the GoDaddy account. While it took only minutes for the hacker to get in, it will take several days for the account owner to regain access. In the meantime, the hacker has free range to wreak as much havoc as they desire.

I'm telling you this because my client was using an easy password because.... well... it's easier. But let me tell you, just imagine yourself in this scenario. How much time and expense would you have to deal with if you had to spend days, weeks, or even years to undo the damage done by a hacker? How much money could a hacker bleed out of your account on any website if they had access? Which is easier for you? The easy password and trouble that comes after the hacker gets you? Or the hard password that likely prevents the whole thing in the first place?

I just want you to see what GoDaddy said to me when I complained that they are taking too long to address this situation. In this conversation, he tells me to wait 24 hours. That's because I submitted the request for help 2 days ago and they take 3 days to provide an initial response. So in 24 hours when we get a response, the problem won't be solved. The solution will start being worked on.

After spending lots of time looking at the best ways to manage lots of complicated passwords, I've finally decided on one. I have tried a few online password managers and kept a notebook on my with all of my passwords handwritten in it. Ultimately, the best thing is 1Password. I have it installed on my computer and cell phone. That way my passwords are entered for me on either device. Plus when I change a password in one spot it is updated in my master list so that when I'm on the other device the new password is there. No more weak passwords. No more fumbling around to figure out where that password is. And, there's the benefit of being able to share a password - securely - when I need to give the information to someone else. (Please stop texting and emailing your passwords to people.) I know I've said it before, but you just really do need to have complicated passwords. One of my clients who had not yet had a review of their passwords, had an email hacked and soon after found that $176,000 was transferred out of their bank account to an account in another country. Just don't let that be you! Sign up for 1Password for business and change all of your passwords. Set up a password policy so that people can't use Buffy87$ as a password anymore. Passwords should be random, long, and contain complications. And, yes, they can still be hacked. But not as easily. And there's more that we can do to help you secure your systems. Passwords are your basic line of defense. It's something you can take into your hands now. So do it. 1Password for Business is just $7.99 per user per month. If you have 10 or more users, contact me and I will get you all set up, trained, and deployed on 1Password. If you have less than 10 users, sign up for 1Password for Business here - now: https://1password.grsm.io/snxzlx0q1yh4

-I am,
Your Geek!