Every Internet user logs into their accounts on social networks, email systems, and various communication programs on a daily basis. When activating any account, the system asks for a password that can be easily stolen by attackers.
To protect yourself, you need to take a few simple steps. First, you need to come up with a strong password so that it is difficult to guess or pick up, and at the same time, the user himself must easily remember it. It is better if it consists of large and small letters, numbers, punctuation marks. Secondly, you can not share your password with anyone. Thirdly, it is not recommended to write it down - you need to come up with a way to remember it forever. Fourth, the password must be changed periodically. How to change the password? The replacement principle is approximately the same in all systems.
How to change your password in Gmail
Google strongly encourages its users to periodically change their mailbox password. In this case, it will be changed not only for mail, but for the entire Google account.
To change the Gmail password, you need to log in to your account and click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of any mail page. Select the “Settings” item from the list, on the page that loads up, find and open the “Accounts and Import” section at the top. Then go to “Change settings” and click on the blue line “Change password”. A Google page will open in a browser in a new tab , where you will be asked to enter the current option in the top line, the new one in the middle and bottom, and click "Change."
How to change Skype password
When working with the most popular Skype program designed for calls, video calls and text messaging, a situation often arises when you need to change the secret code, making it more unique and secure. It is very simple.
You can change the password in Skype on the developer's website or in the program window.
In order to change the code word in the program window, you need to launch Skype on your computer and activate your account. In the upper left corner is the "Skype" tab, which you need to open. In the drop-down menu, select "Change Password". A window will open in which you will be prompted to make changes. In the upper field , enter your current password. Next, you need to come up with a new one, consisting of numbers, small and capital letters, and enter it in the middle field. Then enter again in the lowest field for confirmation. If the passwords are entered correctly, a comment will appear about their coincidence. Then click the “Apply” button, after which a window will open that will contain confirmation of successful changes.
It happens that a user has forgotten his current password, but remembers the login and email address that he specified during registration. How to change the password in this case? First you need to enter your username in the appropriate field, and then click on the “Reset password” link located next to the password field. After that, it will be proposed to enter the email address specified during registration, to which a message will be sent with a code to reset the password. The code is valid for 6 hours, after which it will become irrelevant.
If only the login is known, and the rest is forgotten, you need to use the link "I can not remember the email address." This method is only suitable if in the last 6 months the user has replenished his account in the system. You will be prompted to enter your login and billing information for the last six months, for example, credit card information or order number.
How to change the password if only the email address specified during registration is known, and the rest of the data is lost. First you need to restore the login. This can be done by contacting the link “What is my login?” The user can find out their forgotten login from friends who have it in their Skype contacts.