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UserID and Password

Your password should be difficult to guess. Avoid using your birthday, telephone numbers, or student numbers; try using alphanumeric passwords (that means a password with a letters and numbers combination).

Do not write the password down onto a piece of paper. Disabling the "remember password" function on the Internet browser can prevent any unauthorized access to your Internet account. Remember to change your password every few months.

Real Case Scenario

	ATM According to news reports, a lost bank card found at an ATM had over HK$60,000 withdrawn from that account...
	Computer Users Careless with their Passwords Netimperative reported in June 2002 that most computer users are careless with their passwords...