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title: "If You’re Using One of These Passwords, Your Doors are Wide Open"
description: "They might be easy to memorize, but these passwords will only put your information and data at risk."
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# If You’re Using One of These Passwords, Your Doors are Wide Open
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Passwords are the most used account security apparatus. As such, it’s essential that everyone connected to your organization has your overall cybersecurity in mind and knows exactly how to secure the accounts they use. In today’s blog, we’ll look at some common passwords that don’t accomplish their stated purpose very well and how to change that.
Using weak or common passwords can make your accounts highly vulnerable to hacking. Some of the worst passwords include:
- 123456
- password
- 123456789
- 12345678
- 12345
- 1234567
- qwerty
- 111111
- abc123
- password1
Additionally, using simple variations or predictable patterns such as:
- letmein
- iloveyou
- admin
- welcome
- monkey
- dragon
- football
- !@#$%^&\*
- 123123
- sunshine
These passwords are easily guessable and should be avoided. Instead, opt for a strong password that combines uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters. Consider using a password manager to generate and store complex passwords securely and to use built-in encryption to make your passwords even more secure.
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