As I look through this list of last year’s worst passwords I keep wondering:
What where these people thinking!?!
They were thinking, “Easy.”
If you haven’t figured out a system for solid passwords that are easy to remember, be sure to invest in a password management program.
Now, here are the 25 worst passwords from last year:
- password
- 123456
- 12345678
- qwerty
- abc123
- monkey
- 1234567
- letmein
- trustno1
- dragon
- baseball
- 111111
- iloveyou
- master
- sunshine
- ashley
- bailey
- passw0rd
- shadow
- 123123
- 654321
- superman
- qazwsx
- michael
- football
There are a few things to keep in mind when creating a password:
- Don’t use a name.
- Don’t use a word that can be found in the dictionary.
- Use at least eight characters.
- Use special characters, upper and lower case letters and numbers.
Finally, make sure you regularly update your passwords!
[via Forbes]
Brian Alexander says
Guilty.
Eric Dye says
NNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jeremiah says
uh oh!! time to switch my password!
Eric Dye says
LOL! 😀
Andy Blanks says
Oh man, these made me laugh. I worry about people. I really do.
Eric Dye says
I know, right?
Charles Specht says
Hey, how did they get my password list? Ha
Eric Dye says
LOL!