Most people are still using easy to guess passwords such as names, birthdays, and other common words. Worse, most people use the same password over and over at all the Web sites and computers they use. Attacks are proliferating against weak passwords, both against Web sites like Gmail, but also against individual workstations. Just one easily guessed password -- for example, to a Gmail account -- can lead to a cascade of problems at online shopping sites, online banking sites, and more.
An in depth article at Windows Secrets features great tips, such as:
- How to make tough passwords you can remember. Such as, take an easy to remember phrase and use the second letter of each word. "All good things come to those who wait" becomes "lohoohha," etc.
- How to test passwords to see if they are strong enough to avoid being guessed. For instance, this password checker from Microsoft.
- A comprehensive list of dos and don'ts list for keeping passwords safe, including, "DON'T enter passwords on a computer you don't control".
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