Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Worst Passwords of 2011

The Insurance Journal did a piece not too long ago on the worst passwords of 2011.  As we are inching our way closer into 2012, maybe it's time to review the top 25 worst passwords and see if any match up with your current passwords.  A good password is the first defense to a cyber attack.  If any of your passwords hit upon this list, it's time to make a change - pronto! 



  1. password
  2. 123456
  3. 12345678
  4. qwerty
  5. abc123
  6. monkey
  7. 1234567
  8. letmein
  9. trustno1
  10. dragon
  11. baseball
  12. 111111
  13. iloveyou
  14. master
  15. sunshine
  16. ashley
  17. bailey
  18. passw0rd
  19. shadow
  20. 123123
  21. 654321
  22. superman
  23. qazwsx
  24. michael
  25. football
Now besides some of the extremely obvious passwords above, here are a few other things to think about when working or carrying mobile devices:

Don't post your password somewhere where everyone can see it...seriously?!

Please refrain from using your birth date as a password or pin number!

Make sure you password protect your laptop!

1 comment:

  1. Great blog - password management or lack of it is one of the biggest problem businesses face!

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