Let’s go all Scooby-Doo and unmask why 3sYqo15hiL is such a popular password
Improving your password hygiene is one of the most important things you can do to strengthen your security, so why is 3sYqo15hiL such a popular choice?
Love them or hate them; passwords are not going away any time soon. Sure, Microsoft might want to encourage Windows 10 users to switch to using a PIN instead, but a truly passwordless future isn’t in sight just yet. So, with passwords being an important, and some would argue the most important part of your security posture as a user, choosing the right ones is critical.
You probably already know not to use a common password such as, well, password.
I’m hoping you are not one of those who has pushed 123456 to the top of the most used passwords list, either.
However, I’ve just been reading an analysis of more than one million leaked passwords found within the data from FTSE100 company breaches and 3sYqo15hiL slapped me in the face like a wet fish in a Monty Python sketch.
3sYqo15hiL was, the analysis revealed, the 21st most used password within this breach data.
