I'm always seeing articles about securing my system and need some advice on whats a good password. Please help! A: Here's the lowdown on passwords and security...
A strong password is one which can't be guessed easily.
Here's a top 20 of passwords from a recent adobe breach.
The best type of password is one that cannot easily be remembered or cracked by an electronic means.
So, here's a couple of tips on how to create a strong password.
1. Combine several words, numbers and special characters, e.g. facebook-mark-bumble-123!
2. Use a password helper - this creates a long hashed password based on key data you know. An encrypted password is difficult to hack and to remember so a password helper page will display your strong password for long enough for you to copy and paste it.
Try a password helper here. No personal data is transferred over the internet or stored, so it's safe to use. http://hopgood.eu/password/
You can re-use the password generator to remind you of your strong passwords at any time. Remember your PIN! Remember we don't store any personal information for you.