We're constantly being told that the password's days are numbered. No less a figure than Bill Gates predicted the end of the password as far back as 2004. Yet we still rely on them to protect many of our day-to-day activities. To mark today’s World Password Day, Raj Samani, chief scientist and fellow at McAfee, has produced a set of tips that people can follow to make the best use of passwords. Create Strong Passwords. Never use family names, pets, birthdays, '12345' or 'password'. Many websites and apps will prompt you to include a combination of numbers, lowercase and uppercase…
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