It can be annoying to log into an account on your device and have to change the password on a moment’s notice. It is almost as bad when you have to set up an account, and they have different restrictions than you are used to. Hackers have become more adept at getting through the normal passwords, so it may be time to think about how you are going to change a password.
The College of Charleston Technology Team recommends the following:
- Use the first letters of a phrase that you can remember, such as Illatb (I love living at the beach).
- Use a special character instead of a letter, such as @ for a or ! for i.
- Embed the special character within the phrase, such as Ill@tb (I love living at the beach).
- Embed numerical characters, such as Ilp22g (use your handicap – I love playing 22 golf).
AARP recommends using spaces between words, such as Hello Lovie Dovie.
Western Michigan University has compiled a great list of password suggestions.
Be creative, but be careful. The key is to make something that feels personal to you but wouldn’t make sense to anyone else.
–Tidelines Editors
(Chart:dataisbeautiful by Debai Hann)