Password Complexity Can Be Both Effective and Easier to Remember

Complexity in a password, used the right way, can be both effective and easier to remember. People tend to use complexity as a way to help them remember the word.  

However, humans tend to be predictable with how they integrate numbers and special characters, often substituting these for a standard character (e.g. @pp13Tr33). Attackers are aware of this trend and account for it when attempting to crack passwords. 

Instead of using special characters and numbers in the word, use them to separate the words (e.g. Gob3Stopper%Fun^@) or to breakup syllables (e.g. Hou8Dini*was3Over$rated^). This helps to limit an attacker’s ability to guess where special characters and numbers will occur. 

Also, remember that you can use the full range of numbers and special characters; people often only add a 1 or 2 to the end of the word to satisfy this requirement.