Your password should meet the following criteria to increase your protection:

• It should contain at least 7 characters
  
• It should have at least one upper case letter
• It should have at least one lower case letter
  
• It should contain at least one number
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These additional tips will help increase the strength of your password

• Don’t use any part of your username, full name, address, birth date, and so on. This data may be readily available to those wishing to do harm.
  
• Don’t use English or even words from another language.
  
• Use different kinds of characters in your password such as #@!&.
  
• Change passwords often (every month to six weeks).
  
• Don’t write your passwords on a sticky note and post it on your monitor/computer/desk.
  
• Use Passwords for your mobile devices like iPads and smart phones.
  
• Use a different password for each log-in account you have. One for the bank, one for school, one for work, one for Facebook, etc…
  
• Don’t give your password to others