If you use a computer at home and work, you probably have a handful of different passwords for different sites and systems. The best password is something that you will never forget, but even your family or closest friend would never guess.

From my work, there are some passwords like J#Ken%?1890&! which I don’t think anyone can remember so they have to write them down (which defeats the security of a password).  I will  tell you 5 tips of creating a password that increase the security but not too hard to remember.

Here are some tips:

1. Use Different Character Classes - Many systems require that your password be from a variety of character classes. The letters a to z are one character class, A to Z is another, 0 to 9 is another, and the symbols are a fourth. For example, happy is less secured than HaPPy, but less secured than H@ppY.
2. Use letters from a phrase - Use the first letter from each word in a phrase, line or song. For example, “There is no place like home” converts to Tinplh.
3. Numbers From Word - Use your phone keypad to convert a word to its numerical equivalent to use as part of your password.
4. Keyboard Patterns - Creating terms from rows of adjacent keys. For example, 1q2w3e4R but don’t use something like 123456.
5. Use More Than One Word - Single word passwords are easy to break. Hackers can easily run a program to test all dictionary words and try to guess it. Multiple words will greatly reduce the likelihood of brute force. For example, SmartTom. Or separate two words with a symbol - Smart&Tom.

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