solo220 wrote@rolf how much you suggest the password length should be at least ?
That's up to you but i'd say more then 6 letters (most sites don't let you pick less then 8 nowadays, anyway), and try not using english words. Maybe Lebanese words. I use non-english words such as brand names with misspelling in them, and have a number somewhere. It is stronger in the middle of the word, but at the end is good too, I think.
I think that the biggest threat comes from viruses and logging in from public computers. With a delay or lock on login after x failed tries, I think password attacks are hard to get right.
Having a 15 letter password helps when someone might be snooping over your shoulder. It's really hard to figure out a 15 key combination by looking at someone's keyboard while they're typing. But personally I prefer shorter passwords that are easy to memorize therefore easy to change, and reduce the chance of a mistake and of having to type it again.
xazbrat wrotepointed out Google's way of figuring out that it was from a state sponsor as opposed to individual hackers (hint: their trade secret).
I read the link twice, and I still don't know how they figure out that.
In any case, thanks for your explanation and the link to the older thread.