The importance of using STRONG passwords and changing them regularly

[CyberHostUK Tim]

Just a friendly reminder about the importance of using strong passwords and changing them on a regular basis.

A strong password is one that is reasonably long (the more characters the better) with a combination of both uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers and other special characters and punctuation. An example of a strong password is H<%85r[6.

Do not use obvious passwords such as dictionary words or your mother’s maiden name etc as these can be easily guessed and hacked.

If you need help coming up with a random password, there are several random password generators available here, here and here.

If you need help remembering passwords, software such as KeePass will help you securely store and manage passwords.

We hope this information has been of use to you.