Worst Internet passwords of 2011

An article posted on Mashable (Click original story here)  about online security — or the lack of it — listed some keywords and combinations of numbers considered by SplashData, a provider of productivity applications for smartphones, as the worst passwords used by many on the Internet this year.

Below are the words and numbers that made it to the Top 25:
1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football
The rankings were based on millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers.
SplashData, which was founded in 2000, provides consumer and business applications that manage passwords, digital photos and financial accounts for computers and mobile devices.
The app solution maker also gave some tips for choosing secure passwords:
1. Vary different types of characters in your passwords; include numbers, letters and special characters when possible (Gumamit ng iba’t-ibang uri ng mga character sa iyong mga password, isama ang mga numero, mga titik at mga espesyal na karakter kapag posible).
2. Choose passwords of eight characters or more. Separate short words with spaces or underscores (Pumili ng mga password ng walong mga character o higit pa. Paghiwalayin ang maikling mga salita sa puwang o mga underscore).
3. Don’t use the same password and username combination for multiple websites. Use an online password manager to keep track of your different accounts (Huwag gamitin ang parehong password o kumbinasyon ng username para sa mga ibang website. Gumamit ng isang online password  manager upang subaybayan ang iyong iba’t-ibang mga account).
Nasa listahan ba ang password ninyo? Palitan na agad, baka ma-hack pa kayo.

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