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The Top 15 Worst Passwords of 2019

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Passwords. What makes them bad? It is not just the words in a password. It is how they are used, what context they are used in, if they have been exposed online, and other factors. admin (or admin with only a few extra characters like admin1, admin!, a… Continue reading The Top 15 Worst Passwords of 2019→

Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

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Once again, it reins supreme as the #1 smelliest old fish of a password on the list of ones that most frequently turn up in data breaches. Continue reading Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again→

Worst passwords list is out, but this time we’re not scolding users

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This is on you, makers of sites and services that allow users to create passwords like “password.” You can do better! Continue reading Worst passwords list is out, but this time we’re not scolding users→