Safeguarding Your Password
Last updated September 30, 2010
If you have any questions/comments/concerns
regarding information security or the safeguarding of personal
information as it relates to CSCC, please send an email to
informationsecurity@cscc.edu.
If you have any problems with your CSCC password, please contact the
Information Technology Support Center at 614-287-5050.
- If you don't remember the last time you changed
your password, it's time to change it
- Columbus State's Information Technology teams will
never ask you for your password whether
over the phone or via email...if asked, don't provide
it
- You should change your password at least every 90 days
- Passwords should be at least 8 characters long
- Do not reuse the same password for multiple web sites
and/or applications
- Do not write your passwords down and keep in open
areas such as taped to your monitor,
desktop, or under your keyboard
- Do not reveal a password over the phone to ANYONE
- Do not reveal a password in an email message
- Do not reveal a password to your manager
- Do not talk about a password in front of others
- Do not hint at the format of a password (e.g., "my
family name")
- Do not reveal a password on questionnaires or security
forms
- Do not share a password with family members
- Do not reveal a password to co-workers while on
vacation
- Do not use word or number patterns like aaabbb,
qwerty, zyxwvuts, 123321, etc.
- Do not use any words preceded or followed by a digit
(e.g., secret1, 1secret)
