According to a 2019 Github page for the Open Web Application Security Project, the top five passwords in the world are listed above, in the title of this post. It’s understandable that people want to use passwords that are easy for them to remember, but it’s also the easiest way I know of (short of tweeting out your passwords or posting them on Facebook) to get hacked or have your identity stolen.
An October 2019 Google/Harris Poll survey revealed some alarming (but not terribly surprising) trends, including:
59% of U.S. adults have used a name or birthday in a password.
36% keep track of passwords by writing them on a piece of paper.
66% use the same password for more than one account.
Only 15% use a password manager.
40% have had personal information compromised online.
Only 45% would change their password after finding out it had been compromised.
If you value your privacy, your money and your time (recovering from identity theft or a data breach can be a full-time job) you need to do a much better job managing your passwords than many of the people who participated in that 2019 survey.
Purchase a copy of Cybersecurity Basics: A Short Guide to Staying Safe Online to find out how to raise your password management game.
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