Passwords are the age-old, tried and true security tool for accounts of all sorts. And, if people followed the constantly recommended advice there’d be far less security concerns in the world.
Everyone thinks “Oh, no hacker would ever guess that my password is password1234”. But they will, and once that happens they’ll eat your children too*. So think about that next time you don’t put any thought into a password.
*It is improbable that hackers will actually eat your children.
How to Create Strong Passwords
- Make it longer. Every character your password has is another exponential amount of combinations a hacker has to guess so make your password as long as possible.
- Randomise . Don’t try to be clever with your passwords so they have some meaning allowing you to remember them: that’s a vulnerability. Either mash the keyboard furiously to create your passwords or, better yet use a site like strongpasswordgenerator.com to do the hard work for you.
- Use numbers, letters and symbols. Slip a couple of numbers and symbols into your password and it becomes infinitely more powerful.
- Change them regularly. Keep ‘em guessing.
