TECH FEB 2, 2023 4 MIN READ

9 Password Tricks to Keep Hackers Away From Your Accounts

Are your accounts safe? According to a recent study, one in six people creates passwords using their pets' names. But it gets even worse: These passwords tend to be reused across different…

1. The 4-Random-Words Method

One of the easiest yet most effective password tricks is to type 4 or even more seemingly random words together. Keep in mind the following when you do that:

The password should be at least 12 characters long.
You separate words with either punctuation, spaces, or special symbols.
The words you choose don’t have any natural flow to them (like “I live in Minnesota”).

Some examples of these passwords, as well as how to remember them, include:

“Trenton Drive Bakery Work” (I work in Trenton and drive by a bakery every day on my way to work).
“Boston Airplane Minnesota Christmas” (I live in Boston but fly back home to Minnesota every Christmas).
“Seattle, Coffee, Planes, Kindle” (Seattle is the birthplace of Starbucks, Boeing, and Amazon).