Despite all the years of warning, we’re still at the stage where some people consider ‘password’ and ‘123456’ adequate protection.
LinkedIn has confirmed via its blog that more than 6,5 Million user passwords had been “compromised”. That is a nice way of saying a Russian hacker stole, and then downloaded them. If you have an account with LinkedIn, now would be a great time to change your password.
IT security firm Trustwave recently released its Global Security Report for 2012. In it they reveal the most used password by business users. Before you click through, see if you can guess what it is – you might not be too far off the mark.