
The agency says cyber criminals target predictable means supposed to make passwords more complex - like substituting the letter o with a zero, or the number one with an exclamation mark. — 123rf.com
It is far better to concoct passwords made up of three random words than use more complex variations involving streams of letters, numbers and symbols, Government experts have said.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), highlighted its "three random words" recommendation in a new blog post.
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