12 ideas for how to create strong passwords that are easy to remember. Don't settle for a weak password just because it's easy to remember - help you and your loved ones stay safe online with these ideas for how to create strong yet memorable passwords.

1. How To
Create Strong
Passwords
(that are easy to remember!)

2. How To Create Strong Passwords
It's easy to protect our
accounts with just a few
basic steps – strong
passwords don't have to
be hard to remember!
Passwords are the keys to our online lives.
Whether it's email, social media, a bank account, or an
online shop, our online accounts are valuable to us - and
to criminals.

3. What Makes A Strong Password?
The best passwords are:
• At least 8 characters long
• Random and difficult to guess
• Not re-used across different websites
Oh, and they should be easy to remember too.
Sounds impossible? Read on.

4. What Is An Example Of A Weak Password?
Weak passwords include:
• Anything less than 8 characters
• Any word found in a dictionary
• A keyboard pattern (eg “abc123”)
• Names (eg people, places, things)
• Dates
To understand why these make weak passwords, see our
in-depth guide:
https://www.becybersafe.com/how-passwords-get-cracked

5. You should avoid any common passwords too - hackers
will try the top 10,000 on your account!
123456
000000
1234
12345
111111
123123
1234567
12345678
123456789
1234567890
abc123
admin
ashley
baseball
dragon
football
iloveyou
jesus
letmein
master
michael
monkey
mustang
ninja
password
password1
princess
qwerty
shadow
sunshine
trustno1
welcome
Some of the most commonly used passwords today are:*
* We know what these are due to previous website hacks
What Is An Example Of A Weak Password?

6. So How Can We Create Strong Passwords?
We have 12 great ideas coming up
But first…..

7. Have you thought about using a
Password Manager?

8. • Create super-secure passwords
• Remember every password for you
• Automatically log you in to websites
• Sync to your phone & computer
Password Managers
In short, they take away all the stress of passwords!
These great tools will:
They also make your passwords unique for every website.

9. Password Managers
For more information on
password managers,
including which ones we
recommend, see our guide at:
www.becybersafe.com/password-managers

10. Ideas For Creating
Strong New Passwords

11. Idea 1 - Choose 4 Random Words
• 3 or 4 random words make for a really strong password.
• Eg remember: "I live in Leeds, and walk past
a cafe on the way to work"
LeedsWalkCafeWork
• Eg remember: " Seattle is the birthplace of
Amazon, Starbucks, and Boeing”
SeattleBooksCoffeePlanes
• The words should be random and not a regular sentence.
• Examples of good passwords - and how to remember them:

12. Idea 2 - Use An Entire Phrase
• How about a phrase instead?
I catch the no. 47 bus 2 work
Myboysareinthelocalfootballteam!
Pizzas taste nicer with pepperoni
ILike2SkiInMeribel
FriendsWasTheBestTVShowEver
• The longer the better, and make sure it’s nothing obvious
or common.

13. Idea 3 - Create An Acronym
• Save typing effort by turning a phrase into an acronym!
05wtyIbmfh!
• From: 05 was the year I bought my first house!
P!Tdh2bd2r
• From: Passwords! They don't have to be difficult
to remember
IoaVW,wa52p
• From: I own a VolksWagen, with a 52 plate
• Make sure to avoid using any common phrases, quotes, or
song lyrics.

14. Idea 4 - Use The Keyboard
• Disguise your password by using the layout of the keyboard.
Iwj4Fuw5p94
• From: "JaneCharlie“
(eg start by picking your children's names)
• Use the keys that lie above and to the right of the letters
of your password on the keyboard.
• Try different rules, such as using letters to the left or right.
• Be careful if travelling or using a phone as keyboards vary.

15. Idea 5 - Use A Deliberate Misspelling
• Badly misspelt words can make a strong password, if careful.
KryingTeers2Nite
DubbleTrubbleBubble
ILykeCheezBurgurs
• Be very careful as the password lists that hackers use
include common misspellings (eg 'acommodate'),
• Try typing words as they sound, such as:
• The more obscure you can make it, the better.

16. Idea 6 - Create A Formula
• Formulae can be easy to remember for some people.
Dog+Cat=8legs
Children+Xmas=Excitement
2Weeks=14Days
1947-1943=Four
OneCarHas4Wheels
• These passwords can be very strong as they're often fairly
long and use mathematical symbols.

17. Ideas for Strengthening
Existing Passwords

18. If you’ve got a password you like, why
not keep it but just strengthen it?

19. Idea 7 - Add Spaces Or Brackets
• This really strengthens passwords – it adds symbols,
makes your password longer, and breaks up whole
words.
• How about splitting up your current password with spaces
or brackets?
• Was: Bristol98
• Now: Bri sto l98
• Was: SeattleHuskys
• Now: SeattleH(us}kys
• Maybe go wild and mix different brackets too – [ ) { ] ( }

20. Idea 8 - Add A Random Word
• Adding a new word will also make your password stronger
by making it longer.
• Even better if that random word is unusual or misspelt.
• Was: Sarah1974
• Now: Sarah1974Danyul
• Was: LetMeIn
• Now: LetMeInMelburne

21. Idea 9 - Repetition
• If your password is too short or easy to crack then one of
the easiest ways to strengthen it is to simply repeat it.
• Was: Sarah1974
• Now: Sarah1974Sarah1974
• Was: apples
• Now: applesapplesapples
• Of course, if your password is too short or weak to begin
with then you may need to make other changes too.

22. Idea 10 - Turn It Into An Email Address
• A strong yet unusual password is that of an email address.
• It doesn’t even need to be a valid email address (it’s only a
password) - your imagination is the only limit!
• Was: Apples
• Now: me@Apples.amazon
me@Apples.fb
me@Apples.nytimes
• Maybe work the website name in to help make it unique
for every place you use it.

23. Idea 11 - Swap Letters Around
• If your existing password is made of 2 or more words,
could you swap the first letters of each word around?
• Was: SeattleHuskys
• Now: HeattleSuskys
• Was: TomCruise
• Now: ComTruise
• Be careful not to go from 2 common words to 2 other
common words, eg "LongSocks" to "SongLocks".

24. Idea 12 - Add Other Punctuation
• We’ve mentioned adding spaces or brackets but there’s
plenty of other punctuation you can use too.
• Not all websites allow all characters so play around to
find what they do allow.
• Was: SeattleHuskys
• Now: Seattle/Huskys/
• Was: Sarah1974
• Now: Sarah$19.74
• Was: Bristol98
• Now: Bristol+9%8

25. How To Make Every
Password Different

26. How To Make Every Password Different
• You should use a different
password on every website.
• Making your passwords unique and
memorable isn’t quite as difficult as
it may sound. Read on for tips!
By re-using passwords, you’ll be giving
hackers the keys to all of your accounts
if just one website gets hacked.

27. Method 1 – Use A Password Manager
• We’ve mentioned these already – they’re brilliant tools!
• Create super-secure passwords
• Remember every password for you
• Automatically log you in to websites
• Easy to use, password managers will:
• For more information on see our guide at:
www.becybersafe.com/password-managers
• And every password they create for you will be different!

28. Method 2 – Tweak It With A Rule
• First create a really strong base password – use the
ideas from this presentation.
• Then use a rule to slightly change it for every website.
• Eg - add the first and last letter of the website name
to the end of the password.
• For Amazon: Seattle/Huskys/an
• For Facebook: Seattle/Huskys/fk
• For eBay: Seattle/Huskys/ey
• So for the password: Seattle/Huskys/

29. Method 3 – Why Bother With A Password?
• For unimportant websites which you rarely log into,
then why even bother trying to think of a password?
• If a website insists on a password but you won’t visit it
again, then hit lots of keys at random (eg "sW@h52rfs").
• If you do ever need to log in
again then just follow the
password reset procedures.

30. Further Reading

31. Further Reading
We’ve got lots of advice at www.BeCybersafe.com for how to
stay safe online, including:
• What Is Two Factor Authentication? (2FA)
• How to keep your passwords safe, including the answer
to the question “Can I write my password down?”:
• How to strengthen other security on your accounts,
including securing the password reset function:
https://www.becybersafe.com/two-factor
https://www.becybersafe.com/keeping-passwords-safe
https://www.becybersafe.com/account-security

32. Thanks For
Reading!