Here is some interesting information from Splashdata. Are you using any of these passwords to log into your email, Facebook page or even you bank account?
- password
- 123456
- 12345678
- qwerty
- abc123
- monkey
- 1234567
- letmein
- trustno1
- dragon
- baseball
- 111111
- iloveyou
- master
- sunshine
- ashley
- bailey
- passwOrd (The “O” is a zero here)
- shadow
- 123123
- 654321
- superman
- qazwsx
- michael
- football
If so, it is probably time to upgrade to something more secure, you are likely to get hacked.
Here are 5 tips for strong passwords.
- Don’t use the same password for everything
- Don’t use anything obvious like your birthday, login name or a pets name – hackers can trawl through applications like Facebook looking for clues
- The longer the password the better, aim for at least 8 characters
- Mix up your character, use upper and lower case, numbers and special characters like ` ! ” ? $ ? % ^ & * ( ) _ – + = { [ } ] : ; @ ‘ ~ # | < , > . ? /
- Having trouble, generate a random password from a site like strongpasswordgenerator.com
Keeping track of all these unique passwords can be a challenge. Consider using a password manager, there is a great review of the top players here.
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