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Today's Track - May 20, 2012

How to Create a strong PIN Number

PINs must be at least eight characters long, with four being different characters, at least one numeric or punctuation character and one upper and one lower case character.
Do not use common number sequences, e.g. 1234, 9876, 9999, or numbers that are obviously associated with you such as your telephone number, street number, or birth date etc.
A random combination of numbers is the ideal pin because it is the most difficult for criminals to guess such as sw39dF@m.
If you have trouble remembering a random number, consider using a combination of double numbers at the beginning and end with a date of significance sandwitched in between.
The "license plate" rule (pretend that you are making up a vanity license plate)
Use a passphrase rather than a password (use a series of three or more words, which may be separated by hyphens or spaces)
Use the first or last characters of the words in a phrase or poem
Combine a few deliberately misspelled words
Create nonsense "words" that sound like English words but are not