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The 25 Worst Passwords is Yours on the List?

A strong password should contain at least 8 characters, and be a mix of the four different kinds.

Believe me, I know what an inconvenience it can be to have to change the password on your account on a website and then have to remember what it is. To make things easier some people have resorted to super-easy-to-remember passwords.

But, if it's super-easy for you to remember, it just may be super-easy for a hacker to figure out. (Graphic: binodranabhat.com.np)

Forbes recently published a list of the "25 Worst Passwords" used. If yours is on the list they (and we) highly suggest changing it immediately. The top 10 are included below:

1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon

(For the full list of the 25 worst passwords, CLICK HERE or on the source link provided.)

Experts from NASA have noted what some of the best password practices are, in order to keep important information and data safe (like a member's rocket science work).

They say a strong password should contain at least 8 characters, and be a mix of the four different kinds (numbers, letters—upper and lower case, and special characters such as @ ! and %).

Read more on developing a secure password at the link provided.

Source: David Corsey – Forbes.com

Aimee Herd (December 2, 2011)

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