Guidelines for Protecting Your Passwords

Safeguard your password: All passwords are to be treated as confidential University information.
Take responsibility: You are responsible for the security of your passwords, and accountable for any misuse if they are guessed, disclosed, or compromised.
University representatives will never ask for your password: It is against University policy for a technology service provider to request a user’s passwords.  If someone demands a password, refer the person to this document or have the person call someone in the University Information Security Office.
Make your NetID password unique: Do not use your University NetID password for any other services offered at Georgetown University or elsewhere (i.e. personal Internet service provider accounts, free online e-mail accounts, instant messaging accounts, other online services, etc.). Your University NetID password should be unique from every other password that you use. This will limit your exposure if any of your passwords are compromised.

Avoid using the "Remember Password" feature: These features, typically used to access secure applications (i.e. e-mail, calendar, financial systems) and Web browsers (i.e. Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer), do not adequately protect passwords. It may be possible for a computer virus or unauthorized user to gain access to this stored information.
Report compromises immediately: If you suspect your account or password has been compromised, report the incident to the University Information Security Office and change the password immediately.