passwords Archives – Sterling IT

This topic comes up quite a fair bit some some clients. They do not realise the risk of having simple passwords until it’s too late.

It also means people can be looking at your data without even knowing.

We recommend passwords at a minimim to be 6 characters (however we recommend 8) , and also to have upper, lower, alphanumber and special characters in the password.
The password %^@gtgTT is easier to crack than aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

The reason is only because of length not complexity.
Here is some examples of weak passwords used in 2015.

To see how hard it is to crack your password, click this link and it will take you external to our site using a calculator to see how long it takes.

If you cannot remember a complex password or more than one password, ask Sterling IT how we can assist you with a password manager that is secure.

Internet users continue to put their security at risk by using generic passwords such as “123456” and “password”, despite widespread advice to create more unique and secure codes.

Both “123456” and “password” have held the top two spots on SplashData’s annual list of leaked passwords since the first list in 2011 and data released by SplashData yesterday shows 2015 was no different.

The top 10 passwords on the 2015 list are dominated by numerical passwords, with football, baseball and ‘qwerty’ also among the least secure passwords being used online.

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Sterling IT have the solution to protect your passwords securely on phone and computers.

Source: smartcompany.com.au – Recommended by Sterling IT for all good businesses.

How secure is my password and how long will it take to crack?

To see how hard it is to crack your password, click this link and it will take you external to our site using a calculator to see how long it takes.

2015 Top 25 passwords used – how to protect yourself on mobile and computer.