Manage Passwords Properly
Password leaks are dangerous since they can compromise Vernon College’s entire digital infrastructure. Passwords should be secure and secret to avoid hacking. For this reason, Vernon College students must:
- Choose passwords with at least eight characters (including capital and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols) and avoid information that can be easily guessed (e.g. birthdays).
- Remember passwords instead of writing them down. If students need to write their passwords, they are obliged to keep the paper or digital document confidential and destroy it when their work is done.
- Exchange credentials only when absolutely necessary. When exchanging them in-person is not possible, students should utilize the phone instead of email, and only if they personally recognize the person they are talking to.
- Change passwords every six months.