Creating a strong password<span> is an important part of protecting your account.  T</span>he following character sets should all be included in every password:
uppercase letters such as A, B, C;                                                                    lowercase letters such as a, b,c;                                                                        numerals such as 1, 2, 3;                                                                              special characters such as $, ?, &;                                                                    alt characters such as µ, £, Æ. (Cliff) 
<span>Misspell words or create acronyms;
</span><span>Use punctuation characters to separate words or acronyms;
</span><span>Change passwords every 6 to 12 months;
</span>Use variable-length passwords;<span> 
</span><span>Don’t rely completely on similar-looking characters, such as 3 instead of <span>E, 5 </span>instead of S,or <span>! </span>instead of 1.</span>