Weak Passwords
Are you guilty of using one of the top 10 most hackable passwords of all time? They are:
123456
123456789
qwerty
password
111111
12345678
abc123
1234567
password1
12345
If so, close out of here now and change them pronto!
What is a strong password anyway?
- Has 12 Characters, Minimum: You need to choose a password that’s long enough. There’s no minimum password length everyone agrees on, but you should generally go for passwords that are a minimum of 12 to 14 characters in length. A longer password would be even better
- Includes Numbers, Symbols, Capital Letters, and Lower-Case Letters: Use a mix of different types of characters to make the password harder to crack.
- A Random Phrase: Smush together four common words, which are hard to guess (even by brute force) but easy to remember. Using this technique makes them interesting password choices. Check out this fun random phrase generator from xkcd: https://preshing.com/20110811/xkcd-password-generator/
How to implement strong passwords?
The easiest way to generate and use strong passwords? Implement a password manager!