Over at Komando’s web site, they have an article called: Use this chart to see how long it’ll take to crack your passwords.
A general rule is that your password should be at least 11 characters and use numbers, along with upper and lowercase letters. That combination will take hackers 41 years to crack.
Here’s the chart of password lengths, contents of password and how long it will take to crack it using brute force method:
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.