Raiseaconcern.com

Password Protection

Overview

Passwords are an important aspect of computer security and critically important to protecting sensitive data entered on this website.

A poorly chosen password may result in unauthorised access and/or exploitation of your data.

All users are responsible for taking the appropriate steps, as outlined below, to select and secure their passwords.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to establish a standard for creation of strong passwords and to ensure their ongoing protection.

General Password Construction

All Raiseaconcern.com users should select strong passwords.

Strong passwords have the following characteristics:

• Contain at least four of the five following character classes:
  • Lower case letters
  • Upper case letters
  • Numbers
  • Punctuation
  • “Special” characters (e.g. @#$%^&*()_+|~-=\`{}[]:";'<>/ etc)
• Contain at least fifteen characters.

Weak passwords have the following characteristics:

• The password contains less than fifteen characters
• The password is a word found in a dictionary (English or foreign)
• The password is a common usage word such as:
  • Names of family, pets, friends, co-workers, admired characters, etc.
  • Computer terms and names, commands, sites, companies, hardware, software.
  • Your own or your employer’s name or email address.
  • Birthdays and other personal information such as addresses and phone numbers.
  • Word or number patterns like aaabbb, qwerty, zyxwvuts, 123321, etc.
  • Any of the above spelled backwards.
  • Any of the above preceded or followed by a digit (e.g., secret1, 1secret)

Try to create passwords that can be easily remembered. One way to do this is create a password based on a song title, affirmation, or other phrase. For example, the phrase might be: "This May Be One Way To Remember" and the password could be: "TmB1w2R!" or "Tmb1W>r~" or some other variation.

(NOTE: Do not use either of these examples as passwords!)

Password Protection

• Always use different passwords than you use for other employer or personal access.
• Do not share your Raiseaconcern.com password with anyone.
• Passwords should never be written down or placed in your phone directory or stored on-line without encryption.
• Do not reveal a password in email, chat, or other electronic communication.
• Do not speak about a password in front of others.
• Do not hint at the format of a password (e.g., "my family name") in conversation, email, chat, or other electronic communication.
• Do not reveal a password on questionnaires or security forms
• Do not respond to texts, emails or phone calls claiming to be from Raiseaconcern.com that request your password or other log in details.
• Always decline the use of the "Remember Password" feature of applications (e.g. Outlook).

If you forget your password, use the Raiseaconcern.com website to generate a new one.

If an account or password compromise is suspected, change your password immediately and report the incident to support@raiseaconcern.com