Simple Passwords Still in Use
Please check this article from the NYTimes which describes how one in five web users still use passwords like "abc123". You may have to register to access NYTimes.
posted by Prashant at 3:35 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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2 Comments:
Here is the article I mentioned in class analyzing the 32 million breached passwords (not 30,000 like I had thought). The pie chart is interesting and the key findings, as well. It also contains a link to the complete report.
Thanks. This was indeed the analysis. The entire report can be obtained here .
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