10 worst passwords people still use
May 12, 2010 by Sam NarisiPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security
Are any of your users choosing these common password combinations to protect important data?
A recent study by data security firm Imperva looked at 32 million exposed passwords and revealed the 10 most common:
- 123456
- 12345
- 123456789
- Password
- iloveyou
- princess
- rockyou
- 1234567
- 12345678
- abc123
Other passwords that were stolen used common slang words, adjacent keyboard keys and names (such asof family members).
Warn the folks in your company to avoid those common password practices. It may be common sense to IT pros, but as the report shows, many users fail to understand the importance of choosing complex passwords.
DocuCrunch.com delivers the latest IT and Imaging news once a week to the inboxes of over 200,000 IT and Imaging professionals.
Click here to sign up and start your FREE subscription to DocuCrunch!
