Create a secure password in less than five minutes

According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, using an easy-to-guess password is like locking your door, but leaving the key in the lock. In less than five minutes, you can learn how to create a memorable and hard-to-guess password, that isn’t frustrating to enter. Review the videos below to learn more.

What makes a password strong today
Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Axari, explains why password length, uniqueness and unpredictability are important in this one minute, 43 second video.

What makes a password strong today from Cybersecurity Awareness: Password Security and Authentication by Caroline Wong

Creating strong passwords
In two minutes, 30 seconds, LinkedIn Learning senior instructor Garrick Chow explains password creation strategies to simplify the process of protecting your accounts from cybercriminals.

Create strong passwords from Working and Collaborating Online by Garrick Chow

Suspect that your Rutgers account has been compromised?
Rutgers staff, faculty or the Office of Information Technology will never ask for your password. If you think an email is “phishy” or you provided your Rutgers password to a scammer by mistake, report the incident by emailing abuse@rutgers.edu, or calling the OIT Help Desk at 833-OIT-HELP.