Saw an interesting article this morning on our our local tv web site about passwords and online security.  It never ceases to amaze me when we have a new client ask for the email passwords to be their first name, etc.  this is NEVER a good idea.  To protect your identity online, you need to seriously consider ‘tighter’ passwords.  Our new web hosting control panel actually has a built in tool that scores the strength of a password or automatically generates one for you.  The bottom is line is, make em tough and ONLY known to you. 

Here’s a list of passwords NOT to use.

1.) Your first name.
2.) Blink182
3.) 123abc
4.) computer
5.) myaccount
6.) monkey
7.) internet
8.) myspace1
9.) Your Last Name.
10.) Your Social Security number.