Simple and Effective Password Tips
Mario Worwell
Cloud Solutions Architect | Cloud Security Consultant | Microsoft Azure | Cisco
Managing and remembering passwords can be tedious. However, being careless about password strength and variation can cost you dearly.
Here’s some basic tips when it comes to improving your password security:
You can see how strong your favorite is by going to https://howsecureismypassword.net/ and putting and entering the password in question. It will give you a result and show you how strong the password is.
Trying a passphrase can make your password both easier to remember to and harder to crack.
The phrase “ This is a password” with the spaces included, is stronger than most traditional password. This includes passwords like “h56&SD#yheop” that appear more complex.
Use different passwords for each account. This seems like overkill and tedious, but it can save you a lot of heartache if someone gets ahold of one of your passwords. It's better to have one breached account as opposed to many others in addition.
Use a password manager to store and generate your passwords. Passwords managers such as Lastpass can store all your passwords and generate more secure passwords for your accounts.