Avoid the 3 Rs of passwords

What are the 3 Rs? In cybersecurity, reducing, reusing, and recycling does not have the same positive affect that it does for the environment. When it comes to creating a password, make sure to avoid these three elements.

• REDUCE: Make sure you don’t reduce passwords to short or simple words. Use at least 11 characters. Consider a longer passphrase that uses a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols.
• REUSE: Avoid reusing passwords across accounts. If a breach occurs and a cybercriminal gains access to your credentials, the damage could be multiplied if that same password is used for other accounts as well.
• RECYCLE: Don’t recycle old passwords. If a breach occurs, passwords should be changed to something new and different. Instead of changing just a single character, change each password to a completely new passphrase.