Recommendations for a secure password:

• Use at least 10 to 12 characters; even longer is better.
• Avoid common words or easily-guessable patterns (such as “mypassword” or “123456”).
• Don’t use your birth date, a relative’s name, or other personal information that’s easy to discover.
• Consider choosing a long, multi-word phrase or sentence that’s memorable for you but meaningless to anyone else.
• Don’t use the same password that you use anywhere else.