The Problem with Passwords

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Last December, someone hacked into the Web site RockYou.com, and exposed a list of usernames and passwords on the Web, in plain text. A month later, security analysis firm Imperva analyzed the most common passwords. The results are eye-opening and should serve as a reminder to you and your staff about the importance of creating and using good passwords. By far, the most popular password on RockYou.com was "123456," which satisfies the minimum … [Read more...]