Every year, there are many websites there are all kinds of loopholes events that cause user passwords in large quantities, but at the same time, security researchers every year by combing every website the user's user name and password, the password always found that we use in our daily life is too simple, too death, too bad. Wei Feng network January 20, recently, the company focused on the development of Internet security password management SplashData, released a latest relevant "2015 years worst passwords" report.
It is important to note, SplashData data this report is not to steal users ' passwords, but the 2015 year more than 2 million copies leaked on the Internet password refined form. This report shows that most people on the Internet using several types of passwords are also common, either a longer password, or is relatively simple, but many are very simple, very few random in nature, virtually no security value.
Give some simple examples, many users tend to "1234567890" or "QWERTYUIOP" such a long password, and short is shortened to "123456" and "QWERTY", these users generally only use the number keys above the keyboard keys or a letter, use it as a standard is only one reason, and that is easy to remember.
Other more common passwords other than basic number combinations, words that are related to eyes that see, or sports, there is a trend higher vocabulary. In 2015, for example, Star Wars: the Awakening (Star Wars:The Force Awakens) this movie are very popular worldwide, began a few "Star Wars fans" began with a Star Wars theme to set their own passwords, such as "starwar" "solo" and "Princess".
Here is released by SplashData's complete 25 worst passwords, in 2014, compared with overall change is still not a very big list:
1, 123456 (unchanged)
2, password (unchanged)
3, 12345678 (up 1)
4, QWERTY (up 1)
5, 12345 (down 2)
6, 123456789 (unchanged)
7, football (up 3)
8, 1234 (down 1)
9, 1234567 (up 2)
10, baseball (down 2)
11, welcome (new trend)
12、1234567890 (New)
13, abc123 (up 1)
14, 111111 (up 1)
15, 1qaz2wsx (new trend)
16, Dragon (down 7)
17, master (up 2)
18, monkey (down 6)
19, letmein (down 6)
20, login (new trend)
21, Princess (new trend)
22, qwertyuiop (new trend)
23, solo (new trend)
24, Passw0rd (new trend) iPhone 5 case Givenchy
25, starwars (new trend)
"We saw a lot of people have to work harder to strengthen passwords, such as by adding characters that make passwords more secure. "SplashData's CEO Morgan Slain, said:" but there are still many long password based on a very simple way, they will increase the risk of hackers. "
Safety precautions
About passwords a little you feel, you manage multiple complex passwords is a very painful thing, but this is the best guarantee security measures. Of course, some high-tech companies also are working to change this situation, and has been relatively well wide.
Password management is a long-term thing, normally, longer, more random password against security, often many sites recommend using a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, passwords, or even asked to wear the character, purpose is to improve password security. Security researchers have suggested that some special services, it is recommended that everyone should use a unique, different passwords, such as banks, social networks, e-mail, payment services, credit cards, and so on.
If you have trouble remembering each password. Can use some good password management tool like KeePass, LastPass, SplashID or Dashlane, and so on. If you want your account more secure authentication mechanisms can be added, such as fingerprint and IRIS scans, after all, even if hackers can steal your passwords, authentication fails without you full control over your account. In addition, there is attention to change passwords on a regular basis.
Then again, this list is mostly foreign user password data, national lists may vary, which die you will use the password combination? Givenchy iPhone case
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