Passwords remain the primary means of online authentication, despite their shortcomings. That's why Google wants to make sure users' passwords won't be easily defeated.
It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Google would like to remind you to choose strong passwords for your online services.
Coincidentally, several thousand users of Windows Live Hotmail, along with some users of Gmail and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Mail, are in need of new passwords.
SANS Internet Storm Center handler Adrien de Beaupr is advising users of Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail to change their passwords following the exposure of several thousand Hotmail credentials on a Web site over the weekend.
According to Microsoft, the exposure was likely result of a phishing scam. And reports indicate that some Gmail and Yahoo Mail account information was also revealed.
Anyone who may have entered account information in a phishing site should pick a different password right away.
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) consumer operations associate Michael Santerre advises using unique passwords for every Web site. He suggests selecting a phrase and using the first letter of every word in the phrase or some variation of that as a password, ideally with special characters added in to make it more secure.
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