[1]As accountants we are always looking for internal controls to protect assets, whether they are personal or company. Passwords–good ones–are a first line of defense against someone (an employee or external threat) hacking into your business’ most important data troves.
The big news with this year’s list is that “123456” has dethroned the perennial champion, “password.” We’re not sure whether that’s a good sign or a bad sign, but we’re leaning toward the latter. In fact, many of the list’s newcomers are simply longer chronological strings of numbers. It would seem that when your “123456” password gets hacked, the popular solution is to add a “7.”
Below, is a list the 25 worst passwords online. If yours is included, seriously think about making a change.
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. 123456789
7. 111111
8. 1234567
9. iloveyou
10. adobe123
11. 123123
12. admin
13. 1234567890
14. letmein
15. photoshop
16. 1234
17. monkey
18. shadow
19. sunshine
20. 12345
21. password1
22. princess
23. azerty
24. trustno1
25. 000000