• Choose a
password that no one will easily guess or hack. Don’t use a word or phrase of
special importance to you—like a birthday or family member. That’s the kind of
information that can be discovered by someone doing a little digging.
• Do not
share passwords. This is an open invitation to your online accounts, and it’s
often exploited to accomplish online identity theft.
• Make sure
your password is long. It should be at least 8-to-10 characters long, and
longer passwords are even more secure. Some sites or applications may limit the
password length, however.
• Use at
least one capital letter and one lowercase letter in your password. The capital
and lowercase letters should not be grouped together. Mixing them up makes the
password more difficult to predict.