But if you start using random usernames (and email masks) in addition to random passwords, a hacker’s job becomes more difficult.

Using random words is more effective than using complex combinations for passwords, says the National Cyber Security Council (NCSC) ...

Using three random words to coin a password is more effective than traditional advice to create complex passwords, which can be difficult to remember and yet guessable for criminals.

USING upper and lower cases along with numbers in your passwords is "daft", spy chiefs have revealed. Instead, the best passwords simply use three random words.

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is advising the public to use three random yet memorable words to create passwords, instead of using passwords containing a series of random characters.