IBM X-Force documented 8,330 public disclosures of new security vulnerabilities in 2013. IBM X Force documented one for every hour of every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. By 2018, more than half of the worlds population globally, nearly four billion users are projected to be on the Internet. The most important password to keep strong, unique and well-protected is the one for your email account, says Julian Zelizer. Zelizer: We need to make sure that our passwords are at least eight characters, including letters, numbers and symbols.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/three-security-best-practices-for-online-consumers/