Network Security begins with selecting a good password.

Despite advances in biometric and other authentication technologies, the password remains as the primary line of defense between an attacker and your personal information in most cases. Choosing a strong password that is difficult to crack and yet easy to remember is something a lot of people do not invest a great deal of time in. However, the commonest of the mistakes people make with regard to passwords is not paying attention to making them strong. Here are some guidelines to help you.

First Golden rule

Nobody wants to forget the password to our most important accounts - be it email or banking. To make it easy to remember we use our some personal information for a password. Those who know you will find it a cakewalk to hack into your system. Other weak area is setting a tough password but having an easy answer to the password reminder or password retrieval question. It defeats the whole purpose. Choice of regular words other than personal information is also not a good idea. If you are a car freak for instance bragging about wanting to own a Porsche, in all probability Porsche may well be one of your passwords. Never to use Personal Information for a password

Second Golden Rule

While formulating passwords, make it a mix of characters and numbers and even alternate between the cases. Surely such a combination is not easy to remember. Nevertheless do not make the most common mistake of writing it down somewhere. Obviously anyone who has access to that scribble pad, has access to your personal accounts. Never write down your password - always memorize it.

Third Golden Rule

Use different passwords for different websites and never disclose your passwords – Not even to your dearest

Trivial and repetitive as these rules may seem, you will be surprised at how many of us actually make one or more of these mistakes. Spending a little more time to make a better password may well be worth your while.