Over the years, we have spoken repeatedly about the importance of a
solid front line of cybersecurity defense – strong passwords.
Robust passwords should be of a minimum number of characters,
include complex character combinations (small and large capital
letters, numbers, and symbols), vary across sites, and be changed
periodically, particularly after a site has been hacked. Using
password phrases increases your ability to recall complex
passwords, or you can employ password managers to organize and
protect your site passwords.
All of this is well known. Surprisingly, or maybe not
surprisingly, however, these password prerequisites continue to be
ignored. The list of worst passwords for 2020 is out, to the delight
of potential hackers. "123456,"
"12345678," "123456789" and
"password" again found their way into the top five.
Jumping several positions, "111111" held down the #6
position, "123123" was at #7, "12345" was at
#8, and "1234567890" was at #9. In a sly
