Are You Using Good Passwords? It is 2024 and for some reason many people are still using weak or old passwords. I bet you have the same password for most of the websites that you log on to. The most common access point for a hacker is the password. Simple passwords like those that you… Continue reading Are You Using Good Passwords?
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Will We Ever Learn To Use Better Passwords?
Will We Ever Learn To Use Better Passwords? From the other side of the pond, London-based Credit Card Payment Company, Dojo, did an analysis of 100,000 breached passwords and discovered that the most commonly hacked passwords were ‘qwerty’, ‘123456’, ‘password’, and ‘1111111’. Also on that list are terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘baby’, and ‘angel’.… Continue reading Will We Ever Learn To Use Better Passwords?
Passwords, How Long Does It Actually Take To Hack Yours?
Passwords, How Long Does It Actually Take to Hack Yours? According to most studies regardless of how complex it is, a six or less character password is likely to be cracked using automated software cracking tools instantly or nearly instantly. In fact, if you have a 7-character complex (mix of upper case, lower case, numbers,… Continue reading Passwords, How Long Does It Actually Take To Hack Yours?
Have You Been PWND?
Have You Been PWND? PWND means “Owned”. The PWND is typically used after losing badly during an online game (e.g., I was really PWND, man.) When one player completely annihilates another, the loser is said to have been PWND (i.e., owned, beaten, defeated) It is often used by hackers when they hack a website or… Continue reading Have You Been PWND?
