[header] How to protect your facebook account from hackers [title] Create a strong password. [step] Avoid including your name, birthdate, pets, or common words in your password: make it difficult to guess. [substeps] A strong password will be at least 8 characters in length, but the more the better. 
The longer (more characters) your password is, the more time it will take the hacker to crack it. A strong password should contain at least one of each of the following characters: lower-case letters, upper-case letters, numbers, and special characters.