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

by Anthony DeanDecember 7, 2021August 7, 20220

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

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The usual suspects make up the worst passwords of 2020
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The usual suspects make up the worst passwords of 2020

by Anthony DeanJanuary 5, 2021December 10, 20210

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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“Dragon” among the 25 worst passwords of 2019
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“Dragon” among the 25 worst passwords of 2019

by Anthony DeanDecember 20, 2019December 10, 20210

Password manager creator SplashData has released its list of the top 25 worst passwords of 2019, based on information gathered from data breaches. Often, a …

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“Donald” among the 25 worst passwords of 2018
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“Donald” among the 25 worst passwords of 2018

by Anthony DeanDecember 14, 2018December 10, 20210

Password management firm SplashData has published its annual list of the year’s worst passwords. According to Lifehacker, the passwords are based on 5 million leaked …

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The NIST’s updated password advice: use passphrases
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The NIST’s updated password advice: use passphrases

by Anthony DeanAugust 18, 2017March 19, 20230

For years, password creation advice has consisted of variations on “use a mix of lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers, and special characters.” There’s …

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Tips to improve personal online security
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Tips to improve personal online security

by Anthony DeanDecember 27, 2016December 10, 20210

Online security for Internet users has come up a lot in recent weeks. Some of this stems from recent regressive or authoritarian political changes in …

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What’re the advantages of two-factor authentication?
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What’re the advantages of two-factor authentication?

by Anthony DeanSeptember 27, 2016December 10, 20210

Two-factor authentication (2FA for short) has gained traction in recent years. This is thanks to an increased focus on online security, plus a response to …

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

by Anthony DeanSeptember 23, 2016December 10, 20210

Yet another security breach has happened, and this time, the victim’s Yahoo. Yahoo’s reported that a security breach has led to a whopping 500 million …

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

by Anthony DeanSeptember 2, 2016December 10, 20210

This week has seen not one, but two password security concerns come up. Both of these concerns, however, regard long overdue news updates about two …

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“Star Wars” among the 25 worst passwords of 2015
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“Star Wars” among the 25 worst passwords of 2015

by Anthony DeanJanuary 22, 2016December 10, 20210

Everyone loves “Star Wars.” Unfortunately, everyone also loves short passwords. Hence, several “Star Wars” related entries have made the list of the worst passwords of …

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