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- myPassword - Password Advice for Schools
Your passwords allow access to your entire online life - Facebook, email, Twitter, Amazon, eBay, and more.
Here, we've provided some resources to help you create passwords, and keep them safe.
In celebration of Safer Internet Day 2012, we would like to help out with a few tips for keeping passwords safe in the classroom! Have fun, and stay safe.
If you aren't careful with your passwords, it isn't just people's feelings that can be hurt - all of your accounts are at risk.
To help you play it safe, we have a few Dos and Don'ts to follow:
Don't write your password down anywhere
Don't use words around the computer area, or written on the computer
Don't choose anything that people can easily guess, like family names, pet names, or date of birth
Don't choose a single word from the dictionary - these are vulnerable to hacking attacks
Don't leave yourself logged in to school computers
Use whole phrases that are easy to remember - e.g. "Cakeismyfavouritefood"
Use combinations of words and numbers, such as "Fun4you" Use words with additional letters - e.g. "HhappyBbirthday" Using 4 random words that you can remember is one of the most secure passwords, like "wolfkitchenskycamera"
Keep an eye out for people looking over your shoulder!
Posters - A4 & A3 format
Here we have posters with Password Protection information for your to print and use in your class - PDF format.
A4 format
A3 format
A3 format with bleed
