World Password Day….How to Keep Things More Secure

The most common in the U.S. last year were: "123456"...."password"...."admin"...."1234"....and "unknown".

It’s World Password Day, a good reminder to update our passwords and make sure they’re secure. The most common in the U.S. last year were: “123456”….”password”….”admin”….”1234″….and “unknown”. A company called hive systems puts out a graphic each year that shows how long it would take hackers to crack your password depending on how long and complex it is. Basic passwords that are just numbers can be cracked instantly now. Even a nine-digit number would only take them six minutes. But, things get a lot more secure as soon as you mix in upper and lowercase letters and special symbols like exclamation points help a lot.