Strong Password

In order to have a strong password there are certain dos and don’ts. A password must contain six or more characters and can either be capital letters, lower case letters, numbers and even symbols such as !@#... it is suggested that there is at least one character symbol character after the first one. If the password is being changed it is advised that it is greatly different from the previous word.
Some don’ts regarding passwords are a matter of safety for the user. It is advised that you do not use any part of your username. It is also not right to use name of family members, friends, pets or co-workers nor is it safe to use computer terms and names. Using computer commands, Sites Company names hardware and software is also risky. Using personal information such as a birthday, address or phone number is unsafe. A strong password is one that is not a simple pattern. It is also strong if the characters are not in alphabetical or numeric order. In addition, a strong password is not in keyboard row, i.e. asdfg. It would be advised not to use words that can be found in the dictionary as well as not using a bank account PIN, a credit card number or a college ID. Lastly it would be a great idea to change ones password every six months in order to make it harder for someone to hack into the password.

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