Internet Safety
Passwords
Bad Passwords; What are they?
It is a common problem for people to make bad (easy to guess) passwords. When they make bad passwords (like the ones listed below) hackers can gain easy access to your accounts!
- password
- 123456
- 12345678
- abc123
- qwerty
- monkey
- letmein
Password Tips
Some tips to creating safe passwords are:
- Do make them long (at least seven characters, ideally longer).
- Do include mixes of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and, where permitted, symbols like !@#&*.
- Do include at least one symbol, ideally in the second through sixth position.
- Do use at least four different characters (don't just repeat the same ones).
- Do use different passwords for different systems.
- Do change them regularly.