Are there any tricks to coming up with a good password?

Your password is the first line of defense against hackers and other online criminals. There are several tricks to building a strong password. One option is to combine letters, numbers, and symbols using a mnemonic device. For instance, the phrase “I, Bob Smith, was born at Mercy Hospital in 1966” becomes the password “iBSwb@MHi66”. 

Another option is to create an unusual phrase consisting of three or four unrelated words. For example, “Lemon Bowling Ball Parade.” Passwords like this are easy for you to remember, but hard for hackers to guess.

You should use a different password for each one of your online accounts. If you use the same password for all of your accounts, only one of them needs to be compromised to put your entire online identity at risk.