A Word about Passwords
A VERY GOOD article about how important it is to have and use good, strong passwords in everything from your online banking to logging in to Windows. Read the article here.
Additionally, according to PCMagazine, here are the top ten passwords used:
10. (firstname)
9. blink182
8. password1
7. myspace1
6. monkey
5. letmein
4. abc123
3. qwerty
2. 123456
1. password
The University of Maryland completed a study on this topic. According to Michel Cukier, the professor who led the study, here are the most commonly-guessed passwords in cyberspace:
10. 1
9. test
8. 123
7. passwd
6. 12345
5. 1234
4. password
3. 123456
2. (username)123
1. (username)
Do you see your passwords here???