Password of three random words better than complex variation, experts say

UK National Cyber Security Centre recommends approach for improved combination of usability and safety

It is far better to concoct passwords made up of three random words than to use more complex variations involving streams of letters, numbers and symbols, UK government experts have said.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of Government Communications Headquarters, highlighted its “three random words” recommendation in a new blogpost.