Good passwords are essential to protecting your information.
According to NordPass ranking, the most frequently used password , and therefore the most vulnerable, is... 123456.
Unsurprisingly, it is closely followed by its full version: 123456789.
Other commonly used and equally risky passwords include azerty and admin.
To check out our advice on creating effective and secure passwords, read our guide!
Hackers can find a password of less than 8 characters in just 37 seconds if it only contains numbers.
According to the Hive Systems 2024 study
To protect your accounts effectively you need strong passwords. A 14-character password, with numbers, upper and lower case letters and special characters.
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FAST FACT:
The longest word in the world is an English word of 189,819 letters that represents the chemical name of Titin, the largest known protein.
Using a high number of characters for passwords is recommended.
It should also be noted that the longer a password is, the greater the risk of an input error.
Discover our checklist to find out if your passwords are secure
1- Avoid easy words and personal information: neither ‘’12345’’, nor ‘’love2’’
2- Choose long passwords, with numbers and special characters: ideal for slowing down hackers in a hurry
3- Check the strength of your password
4- Diversify your passwords from one site to another
5- Use a password generator, if your creativity is flagging
6- Use a password manager to remember them for you
7- Change your password often... but not too often
8- Implement techniques to help remember complex passwords
9- Adopt two-factor authentication (because two locks are harder to pick than one)
10- Tend towards authentication «simplexity»
