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SAFETY POINTERS

- Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

| Make it long, a phrase is better. Longer the password, the more difficult it would be for an attacker to crack Always use capital letters, numerals and a special character to make the password complex Check your password strength online with tools to testhowlon­g itwill take to crack the password. Use that as a barometer for your online password strength Never use one password formultipl­e accounts. If one gets compromise­d, others will follow | There are many creative ways to keep complex passwords. Ex: Keeping a phrase from your favourite song and working on it to make it complex (“Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon” can become “Ay9&Mer3v@ $anKeL9g9n” | Don’t keep your name, surname or DOB as

password/pin, they are predictabl­e

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