UMBC Password Safety
- Anna Plass
Use Unique Passwords:
UMBC requires all students and staff to have a strong password for their account to help keep it secure. Find the UMBC requirements for creating strong passwords here.
Do Not Reuse Passwords:
Use different secure passwords for all of your personal, banking, and UMBC accounts. If one password were to appear in a data breach that you actively use in other accounts, hackers may try to use this password to access these accounts.
Do Not Use Similar Passwords:
When changing your password, UMBC will not let you use a password that has been previously set.
Refrain from using your old passwords and slightly modifying them. For example, if your previous password was D0gL0vEr1, do not change the new password to D0gL0vEr2. This makes it easier for the hacker to guess the new password if they already know the previous password.