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2. The Most Common Password Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them!) - AOL

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   Here are the most common password mistakes: Using personal information as part of a password – If you’re using a name, word or phrase that people associate with you as part of your passwords ...

3. The Worst Password Habits — and What to Do Instead - AOL

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   7 Worst Password Habits to Avoid. Stay away from these password fails to make your online activities more secure. 1. Using the Same Password Everywhere. We get it; it’s easy to use the same ...

4. Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia

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   About. If your password is on this list of 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password. A hacker can use or generate files like this, which may readily be compiled from breaches of sites such as Ashley Madison. Usually passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; instead a hacker might manage to gain ...

5. List of the most common passwords - Wikipedia

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   SplashData. The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.

6. 5 bad password habits you should clean up now — here's how

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   To be secure from password cracking programs, the minimum suggested password length is 14 characters. Bad habit #5: Keeping the same security question answers Phishing attempts have gotten elusive ...

7. Password - Wikipedia

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   A password field in a sign in form. A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.. Traditionally, passwords were expected to be memorized, but the large number of password-protected services that a typical individual accesses can make memorization of unique passwords for each service impractica

8. Password strength - Wikipedia

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   password patterns: Any pattern in a password makes guessing (automated or not) easier and reduces an attacker's work factor. For example, passwords of the following case-insensitive form: consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant, number, number (for example pinray45) are called Environ passwords. The pattern of alternating vowel ...

9. Frustrated trying to remember your passwords? Try this - AOL

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   For example, if you have social media and email accounts, avoid using the same password across all sites. If someone gets access to one of your accounts, that cybercriminal can also gain access to ...