How To Make Your Passwords More Challenging To Hackers

How vulnerable is your computer to hackers? The first line of defense is your password, but surveys consistently show that consumers are making it easy for hackers.

For starters, they tend to show a lack of imagination when choosing a password. For example, ABC123 is one of the more common passwords in use.

Computer users also tend to use the same password for all their accounts. Once a hacker figures out the password to one account, they usually can find their way into the rest of your accounts.

Security experts say the best passwords are comprised of a random series of letters and numbers, something almost impossible for a hacker to crack. Sometime like YBN6FZ, for example.

But how in the world would you remember such a combination? You wouldn't, of course, unless the combination makes sense on some level, unknown to anyone else.

In this video, Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos Security Software, explains how it can be done.