An ideal password is long and has letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers.
◾Whenever possible, use eight characters or more.
◾Don’t use the same password for everything. Cybercriminals steal passwords on websites with very little security, and then they try to use that same password and user name in more secure environments, such as banking websites.
◾The greater the variety of characters in your password, the better. However, password hacking software automatically checks for common letter-to-symbol conversions, such as changing “and” to “&” or “to” to “2.”
◾Use the entire keyboard, not just the letters and characters you use or see most often.