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The demands for usernames and passwords when registering or logging in to websites is quickly increasing as more and more businesses turn to the internet. Having many online accounts creates the following temptations that you should not give in to:

• Do not use the same sequence for all your usernames and passwords, as tempting as that may be. If this security-sensitive information were to end up in the wrong hands, it can cost you dearly. It is best to think up a different string of characters for each new web account.
• Do not use a password with all numbers or letters-mix them up.
• Do not use personal information, such as names, birth dates, etc., that is easy to find out about you by automated hacker programs or by someone who you think you can trust or has access to this information about you.
• Do not record usernames and passwords on your cell phone. People lose their cell phones pretty regularly. Think what a disaster this would be with all this data stored in it. People also purchase new phones because of features their old phone doesn’t have or because the old one breaks down or gets damaged. Either way, they have to re-enter all this information. It is tedious and time consuming to text such sequences accurately into a cell phone.
• Do not record your usernames and passwords in your computer. Some browsers may save them for you, and some websites have a “Remember Me” box, but if your computer crashes, it will have the same result as losing your cell phone–the data will be lost. Also, if you share your computer with others, they can easily delete this data.

The obvious solution is to write down all your various usernames and passwords in some type of notebook. There may be some risk involved in writing down this information, but the risk is minimal and less likely to occur than storing this data on your computer. I found keeping track of all my log-in data in a notebook was somewhat of a hassle too because I had to rewrite the words usernames, passwords, company name, etc. every time I opened a new web account. Even with using abbreviations it was time consuming. That is why I designed a handy book that alphabetically organizes all usernames, passwords and associated log-in data.