- Number 1 – don’t choose a password that’s easy to guess (the name of your pet, a significant date, your nickname).
- Number 2 – make your password as complicated as you can manage. Mix up capitals and lower case, use numbers and punctuation.
- Number 3 – make your password as long as you can. Fourteen characters or more are what’s recommended.
- Number 4 – don’t use the same password for different “accounts”.
![Password Strength](https://www.xlmr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/password_strength.png)
![Password Post-it Note](https://www.xlmr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/password_postit.png)