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December 7, 2021December 10, 2021Tech

Superman, “Star Wars” among the worst passwords of 2021

NordPass released the worst passwords of 2021; among the entries include Superman, “Star Wars” and Winnie-the-Pooh.

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January 5, 2021December 10, 2021Tech

The usual suspects make up the worst passwords of 2020

This year’s list of the worst passwords of 2020 shows it’s the usual suspects making up the list, including the ever-popular “123456.”

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December 20, 2019December 10, 2021Tech

“Dragon” among the 25 worst passwords of 2019

Password manager creator SplashData has released its list of the top 25 […]

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December 14, 2018December 10, 2021Tech

“Donald” among the 25 worst passwords of 2018

Password management firm SplashData has published its annual list of the year’s […]

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August 18, 2017December 10, 2021Tech

The NIST’s updated password advice: use passphrases

For years, password creation advice has consisted of variations on “use a […]

MacBook, coffee mug, and cactus
December 27, 2016December 10, 2021Tech

Tips to improve personal online security

Online security for Internet users has come up a lot in recent […]

MacBook, coffee mug, and cactus
September 27, 2016December 10, 2021Tech

What’re the advantages of two-factor authentication?

Two-factor authentication (2FA for short) has gained traction in recent years. This […]

MacBook, coffee mug, and cactus
September 23, 2016December 10, 2021Tech

Yahoo reports a security breach; it’s password-changing time

Yet another security breach has happened, and this time, the victim’s Yahoo. […]

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September 2, 2016December 10, 2021Tech

Dropbox, Last.fm both report it’s password reset time

This week has seen not one, but two password security concerns come […]

MacBook, coffee mug, and cactus
January 22, 2016December 10, 2021Tech

“Star Wars” among the 25 worst passwords of 2015

Everyone loves “Star Wars.” Unfortunately, everyone also loves short passwords. Hence, several […]

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