How long does it take a hacker to guess your password? Less time than you might think.
| Length | Lowercase | + Uppercase | + Number & Symbol |
| 6 Characters | 10 minutes | 10 hours | 18 days |
| 7 Characters | 4 hours | 23 days | 4 years |
| 8 Characters | 4 days | 3 years | 463 yearss |
| 9 Characters | 4 months | 178 years | 44,530 yearss |
The best way to keep your password safe from hackers is to use numbers & symbols in your password. For example, “password5&” is much more secure than “password”, in terms of hackability. Even if you just use a common/proper noun as your password, adding numbers, symbols or uppercase characters (ie “susie74!”) can help keep your password from being easily cracked.
For even better passwords, create a sentence that you can easily remember and then combine the first character of each word with a series of numbers or characters.
For example, “Seven dogs ran around the lake & played with 3 geese. Weird!” as a password becomes “7dratl&pw3g.W!”.
Remember, the better your password, the safer your data!