One of those is “myspace1,” and it only gets worse from there.
But why do we create such bad passwords, even though we know they should be better?
Bad Passwords
A bad password is one that is easy to guess.
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One mistake made by many people is they don’t know how hacking works.
But as we know, password cracking is largely automated.
“Michael” will take eight seconds; “jessica” only needs seven.
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The other common password"mistakes"could also be described as laziness.
Why would anyone choose this?
It’s possible the user doesn’t care.
How Can We Improve?
The number one way tocreate better passwordsis to use a password manager app.
They can also handle all those one-time-passcodes that add another layer of security.
Unless you named your dog “sewerage ASSASSIN grandson i9GHAVnk6zv,” or something similar.
What About Fingerprints?
Other great recent additions are fingerprint and face-readers in our devices.
Unfortunately, passwords keep getting weaker, and people still don’t maintain proper password hygiene.
