Security begins with a good password. The most important factor in the strength of a password is its length. All else equal, a 40-character password will be immeasurably stronger than a 6-character password. Also, mixing upper & lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters into a password give them the ability to withstand dictionary-like guessing attacks by another computer.
- Make them long (even a phrase like I love Dogs but tolerate 9 cats!)
- Mix upper & lower case
- Add a special character or two
Security and Password Best Practices
- Don't let your internet browser save your password - While this may make it easier for you to log in, it also makes it easier for any unauthorized person who may access your computer to log in.
- Consider using a Password Manager program - These enable you to copy & paste your credentials when you log in.
- Pick a password, or a sentence, that you can remember -Sentences are ideal because they're long, can contain upper- & lower-case letters and you can punctuate them easily.
- Keep current with anti-virus and operating system updates -These updates exist is because new vulnerabilities and attacks have been identified and need to be patched.
- We will NEVER ask for your password or Credit Card - We don't want to know. It's your secret. If someone asks you for your credit card information or My Clients Plus password, it's not us. Your passwords or credit card data cannot be retrieved by anyone at My Clients Plus, not even technical people.
- Empty your trash and download folders at the end of each day - Your browser can automatically download files to your computer that you view from My Clients Plus. Invoice PDFs are an example of these. To prevent unencrypted PHI from being stored on your computer, you should review and/or delete these files before you end your day and clean up unwanted files.