Do you realize that whenever you log in to your web server using FTP or telnet — or log in to a site via regular HTTP (as compared to HTTPS) — you are passing your password in the clear, where it is subject to being intercepted?
This is just one way that your password can be compromised.
How to get around this?
First, change your password frequently. I’ll talk about a neat (and inexpensive) tool in an upcoming post that makes this extremely easy.
Next, whenever possible, use secure means to connect to other computers on the Internet. We’ll talk about how to do this in an upcoming post.
But for now, just be aware of how you use your passwords. And by all means, NEVER make your password easy to guess!
–Tom
