Question:
why does yahoo keep saying ' security tip change password'?
anonymous
2012-07-16 04:42:32 UTC
every time i go into mail , there is a security icon saying 'security tip,change password'...i have changed it a few times now but it is still telling me to change it??? what do i need to do to get rid of that icon saying change password. thankyou.
Five answers:
?
2012-07-16 04:46:51 UTC
It's a suggestion. Good password protection strategy is to change a password every so often. In our hospital we change ours every 90 days.



I don't know how to stop the nag from coming up all the time but you can honestly ignore it.
Arfenundred
2012-07-16 05:24:24 UTC
Why this keeps coming up i have no idea,

could it because you have a weak password.



Make sure your password is at least ten characters long

and is completely random.

use a mixture of numbers, letters, both upper and lower case and use symbols.



when giving an answer to a security question,

never ever put an actual true answer.

make another password and use that.(again at least ten characters long)



write the passwords down and keep them in a safe place.



using at least ten characters it would take several years to crack the password,

thus making it non-profitable for any hacker to attempt to crack it.



99% of hacked accounts are hacked by someone the victim knows personally.



If you've ever wondered just how secure your favourite password is,

here's a simple web site that will tell you.

Just go to http://www.howsecureismypassword.net/ and start typing.

As you type, the indicator is updated after every character

to tell you, approximately,

how long someone on a desktop PC would typically take to crack it.





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?
2012-07-16 05:57:31 UTC
It might be because Yahoos server was hacked, and about 450,000 passwords published on the Internet. As long as you have changed your password since being prompted you're ok.
?
2012-07-16 09:10:23 UTC
My account did that 6 months ago and I changed it and then fixed settings for stronger clue for psw and signed on shield that is a real site . Just ignore it and fix settings so it will stop being annoying .
?
2014-07-25 19:04:20 UTC
because they are a pain in the *** I am going to leave yahoo and go to hot mail


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