Security News > 2017 > January > The most common passwords of 2016 (Help Net Security)

Despite having been predicted many times, the demise of the password as the preferred authentication method is still far off, as it’s difficult to beat its ease of use. Short, predictable, easy to guess passwords persist According to Keeper Security’s analysis of 10 million passwords leaked in 2016, four of the top 10 passwords on the list are six characters or shorter, and at the top of the list are those perennial favorites: “123456” (chosen … More →

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