Is Your Password On This List?
We found some interesting reading recently – The 25 Worst Passwords of 2013. The top 10 most commonly used passwords from 2013 are listed below- did yours make the list?
The top 10 most commonly used passwords in 2013 were…
- 123456
- password
- 12345678
- qwerty
- abc123
- 123456789
- 111111
- 1234567
- iloveyou
- adobe123
Hopefully you didn’t just stop reading this article to go change your password. Suffice it to say, if your password is a word in the English language or a convenient character grouping (like asdfgh — it’s OK, we’ll wait while you look at your keyboard), your password is not only being used by plenty of others, it’s probably also on a hacker’s go-to list. With the advent of password hacking tools it’s more important now than ever that you have a secure password. We recommend using a password generator like LastPass.
However, should you choose to go it alone, here are 5 things to avoid when creating your password from business security site Shugo:
- Using a correctly spelled word of the English language.
- Any part of your own name or username, and especially not an exact duplication of your username!
- Any part of the name of a member of your extended family, your pets, your colleague or your boss. Better yet, stay away from any name – person, place or thing.
- Personally significant numbers – Social Security Number, birth dates, phone numbers, driver’s license number, etc.
- Things you love and things you hate – movies, songs, food, TV programs, etc.
If your current password contains any of the above – change it now!
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