{"id":630,"date":"2014-01-30T14:57:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T19:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/?p=630"},"modified":"2014-01-30T14:57:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T19:57:33","slug":"your-password-is-important-to-us-and-it-should-be-to-you-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/?p=630","title":{"rendered":"Your password is important to us and it should be to you too!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"unlocked\"<\/a>Years ago, simple passwords or short passwords kept most of our online information s<\/span>omewhat safe.\u00a0 However today Hackers use sophisticated “script kitties” that explore millions of combinations to crack into email accounts.\u00a0 Today passwords must be longer\u00a0 <\/span>and stronger to prevent discovery.<\/p>\n

That is why we at WestPA.net have been working to strengthen user passwords one by one.\u00a0 This is a lengthy process but is totally necessary in today’s Internet environment.<\/p>\n

If you want to create your own secure password before you call us (or before we call you) here are WestPA.net’s requirements:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> No names, dictionary words, or any personal information. \u00a0 ( tom1 or pass123 )<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Not a transformation of a word, like replacing an “I” with a “1” or putting punctuation before or after a word.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 (\u00a0 p2ssw0rd\u00a0 )<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Must be at least 8 characters long.\u00a0 Include at least one of each; Upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (\u00a0 Tg3$6M9&\u00a0 )<\/p>\n

If all that seems too complicated here is a simple method to create a complex password that you can remember.\u00a0 Make a sentence that is easy for you to remember.\u00a0 Then use the first letter of each word and punctuation to form your password.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Some Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Do we love Ben & Jerry’s ice cream?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>DwlB&Jic?<\/p>\n

\u00a0I have the best 2 grandchildren in the USA!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Ihtb2gitU!<\/p>\n

\u00a0We have 2 children; Mary & Sally!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Wh2c;M&S!<\/p>\n

If all that fails to help, you can always call WestPA.net at 726-9462 and we will create a secure password for you.\u00a0 Then you can rest easy knowing that your password will withstand hacking attempts.<\/p>\n

AN IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/strong> WestPA.net will NEVER NEVER\u00a0 NEVER<\/strong> send you an email asking for your email address or password.\u00a0 We have it, so why would we need to ask you for it?\u00a0 REMEMBER… the most secure password is worthless if you give it away to a hacker’s phishing scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Years ago, simple passwords or short passwords kept most of our online information somewhat safe.\u00a0 However today Hackers use sophisticated “script kitties” that explore millions of combinations to crack into email accounts.\u00a0 Today passwords must be longer\u00a0 and stronger to prevent discovery. That is why we at WestPA.net have been working to strengthen user passwords […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cable-internet","category-tech-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=630"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":640,"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630\/revisions\/640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westpa.net\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}