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    Protecting Pins and Passwords
    Protecting Pins and Passwords
    Protecting Pins and Passwords
    Ebook30 pages17 minutes

    Protecting Pins and Passwords

    By John Phipps

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    This little book is aimed at the home internet user, to help with keeping personal data free from hacking and phishing.
    There are more and more cases occurring daily of internet fraud and accounts being compromised by unscrupulous organisations
    This is a simple, no nonsense guide to assist ordinary internet users to choose strong passwords and pin numbers, and then keep them safe, by disguising them.
    It also provides hints and tips to aid memorizing passwords and pin numbers, and recording them safely off computer, rather than keeping a list or other physical record.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Phipps
    Release dateJul 16, 2014
    ISBN9781311183712
    Protecting Pins and Passwords
    Author

    John Phipps

    John is a retired Sales Engineer.After a Grammar school education started work in an accounts office of a major London company.Did National Service in the RAF for two years as an Instrument Mechanic.Subsequently became an Aircraft Fitter, then a draughtsman with several Aviation and Instrument companies.Then working in the Industrial Control and Instrumentation Industry as A Technical Sales Engineer,and finally Sales Manager and Director.Other interests: Theatre, Golf and Modern History.John loves writing, and has had many articles published in different media. He started his first novel novel, 'THE MALTA ENIGMA' a few years ago, but like a lot of writers, shelved it for a few years owing to being involve in other projects.In the meantime, having been asked by younger relatives about his experiences in WW2, he wrote and published his first book, 'LIVING THROUGH A WAR' which was so successful, he was spurred on to complete the novel. The rest is history, as they say!'THE MALTA ENIGMA' was published July 2013, this being his first venture into fiction.It is an exciting detective mystery story, set in the beautiful island of Malta. It has pace and intrigue, as the protagonists uncover historic events and crimes dating back to World War Two Malta, and the Island's struggle for survival against the Nazi threat.The story also has a strong love interest as the chief character falls for a woman who has returned to the island to discover her ancestry.John's latest book 'PROTECTING PINS and PASSWORDS' is a simple guide to on-line security for home users.Other projects that John is working on include a book for young people aged 8- 18, which will hopefully become a series,and several ideas for semi-fictional war stories.Another new book 'SAM'S MAGIC SURFBOARD' published on Smashwords today, 2nd June 2016A book for younger readers and those not so young who enjoy an easy read and an interesting adventure story.Sam Brown discovers surfing in the \West Country while holidaying with his parents.He soon becomes an expert surfer with the help of a mystical Hawaiian recluse who takes him under his wing, imparting the secrets and magic of ancient Hawaiian customs and religion.

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      Protecting Pins and Passwords - John Phipps

      Introduction

      We often hear about the problems of Hacking and Phishing, and what they can do to our computers, or to our important personal data.

      This little book is designed as a simple, no nonsense guide to keeping your personal information as safe as possible from Hackers and Phishers. I am not a computer whizz, but just an ordinary computer user who needs to use a lot of varied accounts across a wide spectrum of on-line sites, and social networks.

      I have tried to write this as a simple to use, plain language Guide for the average web site user, but do not offer the content as an infallible way of making your computer usage safe. Therefore, I do not (and cannot) offer any guarantee of safety, just a book full of honest tips and simple ideas to help the users’ safety and to give a measure of security and peace of mind for your on-line endeavours.

      Where to store your Passwords and Pin numbers

      Now, be honest! Do you keep your special numbers in a secret place at home or in your diary or wallet? Yes of course you do, like a lot of others! How else can you remember them, unless you have special powers of memory retention? The good news is that you are not unique in this! How many people that you know have little bits of paper concealed in various places, or sticky notes stuck to their

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