THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATING AND SAFEGUARDING PASSWORDS.

DO-IT CYBERSECURITY EXPERT JENNIFER ROMINGER (roam-ing-er) SAYS A GOOD WAY TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION IS TO USE A PASSWORD MANAGER APP. IT STARTS BY CREATING A GENERAL PASSWORD.

ROMINGER SAYS PASSWORDS SHOULD BE UNIQUE TO EACH ACCOUNT AND INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF UPPER- AND LOWER-CASE LETTERS AS WELL AS NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS. YOU SHOULD NOT USE YOUR NAME OR THE NAMES OF YOUR KIDS OR PETS.

ROMINGER SAYS YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A PASSWORD MANAGER APP AND USE THAT TO SAFELY STORE ALL OF YOUR PASSWORDS FOR VARIOUS ACCOUNTS.