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A pet name, birthday, or "1234" at the end of your password gives hackers a massive head start

📌 Tip 1 of 72 🏷️ passwords 👶 Ages 3–5

A pet name, birthday, or "1234" at the end of your password gives hackers a massive head start.

Most password-cracking tools try these common patterns within the first few seconds.

The fix is simple: make your password at least 12 characters long, and mix in uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

Better yet, use a password manager to generate and store truly random passwords — then you only have to remember one master password.

💬 Talk to your kid about this

Ask your child: "What would make a password really hard to guess? Can you come up with a passphrase we could both use?"

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