Opinion: We should all be using more secure passwords – and changing them more often

Don’t use personal information in your passwords. — Jim Rossman/TNS

Where I work, we are required to change our passwords once a year. This is an important password, as it is used to log into our PCs and unlock just about everything we do on our network, like check email or log in to see our pay stubs or sign up for benefits.

I get asked a lot about creating a strong password, and I do have some tips you can use to make your passwords more secure and easier to remember.