{"id":43028,"date":"2019-03-11T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T19:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=43028"},"modified":"2019-03-12T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:41:09","slug":"tech-tips-take-action-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=43028","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tips: Take Action! &#8211; Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Try a new password system! Verizon&#8217;s recent Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen or weak passwords.<\/p>\n<p><b>Recent hacking at higher education institutions remind us that passwords are vital to an institutions data security. \u00a0Verizon&#8217;s recent Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen or weak passwords. And, a new survey from Dark Reading shows 44% of organizations say users pose the greatest threat to data security! <\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your MyNMC password look like one of these? Students19? Jennifer12? Teaching19? or <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year2019-20?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those are easy guess passwords, yes they meet the criteria of 8 characters, one upper case letter, one lower case letter, and one number. \u00a0But, your password protects very private student information that is federally protected thru FERPA including: Grades, Moodle Coursework, Email correspondence, Scholarship Info, Student Services Information and more! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why not try a new password system.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One that&#8217;s still memorable but far more complex. I am going to give you a few examples*<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pick a system and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">please<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, give it a try.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Use a Password Saying<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Make it memorable to you, but difficult for someone to guess. Here are a few examples, based on quotes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0allthosewhowanderarelost (From &#8220;Not all those who wander are lost&#8221; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st&amp;bestVistoconquerself (from &#8220;First and best victory is to conquer self&#8221;).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another option that I also recommend is coming up with a <\/span><b>saying about a goal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you want to say to yourself over and over again. Why not take advantage of having to type it in every day to reinforce your goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoW8lkingM0r3 (Go Walking More) or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study120-2day (Study 120 mins today) or <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1QuitSm0king (I Quit Smoking) or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read8lot2day! (Readalottoday!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another style of password system is to use <\/span><b>4 unrelated words<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plus a number to create a password such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7TigerHealthCandleButtress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GargantuanWhim52TalentDelta (Go walking to day 52 mins)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YodelOctopusGargantuanEngineer2Day (YOGAtoday)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So visit Password Self-Service on MyNMC <\/span><b>NOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and change your password!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43038 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-drawing-5-e1552333276888-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-drawing-5-e1552333276888-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-drawing-5-e1552333276888-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-drawing-5-e1552333276888.jpg 926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any questions, please contact the NMC Technology Help Desk at 231-995-3020 or visit nmc.edu\/help. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Please do not use any of these examples as your new password!! 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