Here s what we are doing and what you, too, can do to help maintain security of your account and data. It is well known that unused accounts pose a security risk. If you don t login to your account for several months, then there is a window for illegal activity in your account. Effective immediately, any account not accessed during the previous six months will be locked . Users who do not regularly change their passwords pose an increased security risk both to themselves and to the system as a whole.
Passwords are vulnerable to many methods of unauthorized access.
In the future, you will be required to change your password every six months. Two weeks before the password is set to expire, you will be notified when you login. It is important to know ahead of time what constitutes a good password and to take the time to choose one carefully. While we understand that increased security measures will cause some inconvenience, they are necessary to protect your data and files.