It’s World Password Day! How strong are your passwords?

Creating secure and unique passwords for each of your online accounts doesn’t have to be hard. Here are a few tips to help you generate robust passwords that can stand up to cybercriminals: 

• Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters to make your password difficult to guess. Ideally you should use a password at least 15 characters in length to make it harder to guess or crack. 
• Avoid using easily accessible personal information, such as birthdates, names of family members, or common phrases. Hackers can use this information in their attempts to crack your password. 
• Create a passphrase by combining several unrelated words with spaces or special characters. You can create a passphrase by using association techniques, such as scanning a room in your home and creating a passphrase that uses words to describe what you see (e.g. “Closet lamp Bathroom Vase”). This method can produce long, strong passwords that are hard to crack but easy to remember. 
• Consider using a password manager, a digital tool designed to securely store and manage your passwords. Not only can a password manager help you create strong, unique passwords for all your accounts without having to memorize them, it makes logging into your accounts super-easy!