Keeping Personal Data Secure in Mint.com

Mint.com goes to great lengths to keep your financial information safe and sound. Your role in Mint.com security begins with building a strong password. Following are some tips to help create a strong password that will keep your data even more secure.



  • Mix of uppercase and lowercase letters: MiNtExAmPlE



  • Numbers and symbols: Mint!Password101



  • Combination of unrelated words: Taxi!Monkey



  • 14 or more characters: Choose!Strong1Passwords



  • First letters of long sentences: ILMFDIIAGB! Would be based on the phrase, "I Love Mint.com For Dummies. It is a great book!"



  • Frequent changes: Try to change your password every few months. You might consider using a word and adding a date, such as password10/10 for October 2010. And then, 60 days later, change it to password01/11 for January 2011.



  • Numbers other than your Social Security Number or things connected with your e-mail address:If your e-mail address is smarty@dummies.com, don't use smarty or dummies as a password.











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Source:http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/keeping-personal-data-secure-in-mintcom.html

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