Today is "Password Day," so it's the perfect time to review your practices

May 7, 2013 12:28 GMT  ·  By

Information security experts often emphasize the importance of using strong and different passwords for each online account. However, most users still fail to follow best security practices, exposing their accounts to cybercriminals.

Today, May 7, has been declared “Password Day.” This means it’s a perfect day to review our password use habits and it’s the perfect day to make some changes if necessary.

McAfee has published an interesting infographic to teach users how to choose uncrackable passwords.

If you think you already know how to choose a strong password, you should check out this clever tool from Intel, which tells you how long it would take hackers to crack your password.

The site says it takes about 26 years to crack my password. How long would it take hackers to crack yours?