# Tech Tip Tuesday (October 14, 2025)

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### October is *National Cyber Security Awareness Month*

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</div><div><table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width: 49.881%;"></col><col style="width: 50.119%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>A strong password doesn’t have to be hard to remember — it just needs to be long and unique. Combine a few random words to create something easy to recall but nearly impossible to guess, like:

  
*--&gt; cactus-rainbow-ocean*

*--&gt; library-taco-galaxy*

Avoid personal info, and don’t reuse passwords across accounts.

***Tip: The longer the phrase, the stronger the protection.***

Check out [Google's Password Tips](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32040?hl=en)

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</td><td style="height: 29.6px; border-color: rgb(132, 63, 161); border-width: 5px;">#### **END OF THE PASSWORD**

**<span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">A <span style="text-decoration: underline;">passkey</span> is a secure, passwordless way to sign in to Google.</span>**

  
Instead of typing a password, you use something you **already have** — like your phone, fingerprint, or device PIN — to prove it’s really you.

  
Passkeys protect against phishing and make sign-ins faster.  
You can set one up in your Google Account settings:

<span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">***[Create a Passkey for Google](https://myaccount.google.com/security/passkeys)***</span>

[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/zAdCksIwoQUSpy1A-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/zAdCksIwoQUSpy1A-image.png)

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<div class="text-15" data-field-key="content"><div align="left" class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:707-275-9139)

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