The more time you spend online, the more passwords you begin to generate. Most people use the same two or three passwords over and over again. Or, they write their passwords down on a slip of paper by their computer so they remember them.

Neither of these options is safe, and there are a few simple tricks you can practice to gain greater online security.

Avoid Common Passwords
We all get lazy when it comes to passwords and fall back on easy-to-remember ones that everyone uses. Some of the most common ones are:

• password
• (your pets name)
• (your name)123
• password1
• (street number)(street name)

We use these because they are simple, but they are also easy for hackers to guess. Luckily, there are password formulas that are painless to remember but hard for a hacker to deduce.

Use Multiple Passwords
It’s critical that you try to use a different password for each account. You should at least use a different password for each important account, like email addresses and banks. This way, if a hacker breaks into one account there is less of a chance that they can use the same password to enter other accounts. Orggit can store all of your passwords in case you forget them, in one, very secure place.

Use Passphrases or Password Algorithms
A passphrase is exactly what it sounds like – you string together several words and numbers that mean something to you, creating a much more complex password. For example, a passphrase would be orggitisthecoolestthingever.

You can also use a password algorithm to give you a tried and true formula for each website. One site suggests the following:

• The first digit is the number of characters on the name of the website.
• The second digit is “c” is the number in the first step was odd, and “t” if it was even.
• The third digit is the last letter of the name of the website.
• The fourth digit is “$” if the letter in the previous step was a vowel, and “%” if it was a consonant.
• The last three digits are the first three letters of the name of the website.

Using the algorithm above, your Chase Bank password could be 5ce$cha.

Follow these steps, and store your passwords in your Orggit account, and you will be worry-free online.

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