Russian hackers are reportedly sitting on over a billion passwords. Most websites require passwords that are at least eight characters long and contain lower and upper case characters, a number, and one or more special characters. These kinds of password policies have actually reduced security overall, argues Jacob West, CTO at HP Enterprise Security Products. We need to bring some sanity back to our password policies, says Jacob West. A human will never be able to meet these requirements.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2862017/6-simple-tricks-for-protecting-your-passwords.html