Information Protection and Security

• the initial letters from an easily remembered phrase, interspersed with numbers and upper and lower case letters. For example, IPA75ttF ("I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag", with a graduation date in the middle);
• the initials of a known individual and a date associated with that person (birthday, anniversary, etc.). Begin the password with the month (numeric), then insert the initials, and end with the day or year. For example: 03TWM26;
• combine the initials of parents or a sibling with a wedding or other anniversary for example, EB920TB
• choose the first letters of your favorite song and put your graduation date in the center, for example RU'86fs (RU Fight Song, graduate 1986). Use both caps and lower case for better security.

Choosing password generating schemes is no more difficult and takes no more time than choosing a new password. In fact, once the scheme is nailed down, choosing new passwords from time to time is easier. Have different passwords for different sites in case your password is 'cracked'. To change a password for different sites, add two or three letters from the name of the site to a password. The first example could be changed to gIPA77o5TTFe as the password for your google page (goe makes it different).