Week 13- Clear

There is a lot of information out there on the Internet. Some of that information is personal and not for everyone to have access to. If personal information gets into the wrong hands, it can be detrimental. Examples of some of this personal information is bank account info, social security info, and driver's license info. If someone can get this information over the Internet they can steal people's money, assets, identity, and more. So, it is important for people to make sure that their information on the Internet is safe. A good place to start for Internet Security is to have passwords.

Any website that you have an account with that contains personal information of yours, should protect your information with user names and passwords. A user name is a type of identification for a customer. It is usually your name or your email address, something that you can easily remember. A password is a private collection of characters that goes along with the user name. Most networked systems require the correct user name and password combo to access the information. Passwords protect peoples info from cybercrime. Cybercrime is when people commit online illegal acts. Hackers are people who try to break into systems, plant viruses, steal information, and do other illegal things via the web. These hackers are usually very smart, so to have a good password that they cannot figure out is safe. The longer the password and the more characters that you use, greatly increase how secure your info is.