Terrible Passwords 2016

The annual list of most common passwords for 2016 has been released by Keeper, a password management company. The data is obtained from leaked passwords from websites which have been hacked during 2016

 

Tips on how to select a password

• Don’t reuse passwords because if one site gets hacked your login for other sites is breached too
• Use a phrase rather than a word and include spaces. Eg a line from a favourite song or film. “No Mr Bond, I expect you to die”
• Use two factor authentication where available – this is where the website sends you a text message or email with a code to verify you
• Use a password manager such as LastPass to generate unique passwords and store them for you
• Changing letters for numbers such as p4ssw0rd are more easily hacked than you would think