Don't use silly passwords.

[Colin_b]

I went to a security update today, and looked at emerging threats.

One is password cracking tools have improved greatly thanks to improved CPU performance and a cracking botnet.

For example, probably this - BBC News - Thousands hit in Tesco.com attack

Upshot is make sure you important passwords are hard to crack, ie a
mix of upper & lower case, numbers and special characters. At least 10 chars, preferably 12 to 15.

Don't use the same password for more than 1 account if there is money involved.

 

[markjay]

4ny0n3 wh0 r34d5 7h3 pr1v473 pl4735 thr34d 5h0uld kn0w wh47 70 d0.

 

[AMGeed]

^ Hey, that's my p/w

 

[W4E300]

4ny0n3 wh0 r34d5 7h3 pr1v473 pl4735 thr34d 5h0uld kn0w wh47 70 d0.

Hey - that's my password......

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[Deadly Dave]

Mine is "incorrect". That way if I enter the wrong password the site tells me " your password is incorrect"

 

[Dave Richardson]

Surely 'Password' is the most used password.

 

[ss201]

Apparently, according to a recent BBC news report - the two most commonly used passwords are

persons first name followed by the number 1

the word password followed by the number 1

Great imagination, some people.

 

[Meldrew2]

I had the same problem when I used to fit burglar alarms. Most customers wanted either 0000 or 1234 for their code. Lord help them if they ever lose their cashpoint cards…...