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AnonymousGuestThought I’d pass this on-
You may have read in the news about the “Hacker Challenge” which is supposed to take place this weekend on Sunday July 6th. The media is treating it as a major story, and we feel the best thing to do is to remain vigilant.
Some tips to secure your account this weekend:
1. Backup your files
Always keep a recent backup of any important files on your website. For our backup policy, please visit the knowledge base article below:
2. Change your password
Please ensure you change your password occasionally, and choose a password which is hard to guess (no dictionary words, or combinations of dictionary words, not your date of birth, mother’s maiden name, pet names, etc…). A good password is alpha-numeric and a full 8 characters long.
example of a good password: 7$ghi@3F
Please consider changing your passwords for your POP email accounts occasionally as well.
3. Avoid FTP
If you can, avoid FTP this weekend. FTP transmits passwords in plain text. A common tool of hackers is to sniff the network for any information, which can reveal your FTP passwords. While the possible threat is in the air, it is advisable to keep FTP activity to a minimum to mitigate this risk.
4. Further news sources
For more information regarding this, please refer to the following:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/07/02/financial1239EDT0109.DTL&
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