“123456” and “password” Once Again Top Annual Worst Passwords Ranking

Michael Trotter-Lawson
Jan 19, 2016
1 min read

I am so proud to see that Star Wars has found its way into the list of worst passwords used. In all seriousness, this list saddens me every year. One would hope we would eventually learn our lesson on password strength and complexity. Clearly we need to continue to ramp up the end user education.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/123456-and-password-once-again-top-annual-worst-passwords-ranking/

#passwords #worst

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