Password Selection
It is important to have a password that is easy to remember, but hard to guess.
Hackers can guess your password if it is a name or word from the dictionary.
The best password will contain the following:
At least two Capital letters
At least one lower-case letter
At least one number
At least two symbols
Padding characters
Writing down your password is the most common security risk.
But imagining and then remembering such a password can be difficult.
Ok, here is how to make great passwords.
- Start with a really simple word or name at least 8 letters long. I will use my name: mydotngg
- Change two letters to symbols that look similar. Use $ for s, @ for a, ! for i, and so on: mydot@ng
- Change a letter to a number that looks similar. Use 1 for l, 0 for o, 8 for b, and so on:
- Include two Capital letters, like this: $Mydot@NG
Great! Now you have a password that is easy to remember, but hard to guess.
It is acceptable to make a few different passwords and reuse them for different sites and devices. Just be sure that you don't reuse your most important passwords.
