Monday, February 15, 2010
Passwords: Worst Practices [pic]
Last month, 32 million passwords were exposed when hackers gained access to RockYou's SQL database. RockYou, a social media application developer who's applications can be used on Facebook and MySpace, has pledged to improve security in the future.
Security analysts are trying to make use of this unfortunate incident. How breakable is your password and what does it say about you? Analysts have taken the exposed passwords and categorized them by strength and personality type.
The top 10 most common passwords are below [Via TheRegister and cxo].
1. 123456
2. 12345
3. 123456789
4. Password
5. iloveyou
6. princess
7. rockyou
8. 1234567
9. 12345678
10. abc123
methodshop
Security analysts are trying to make use of this unfortunate incident. How breakable is your password and what does it say about you? Analysts have taken the exposed passwords and categorized them by strength and personality type.
The top 10 most common passwords are below [Via TheRegister and cxo].
1. 123456
2. 12345
3. 123456789
4. Password
5. iloveyou
6. princess
7. rockyou
8. 1234567
9. 12345678
10. abc123
methodshop
Labels: internet, social networking, tech news
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