{"id":82830,"date":"2017-02-11T17:28:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T22:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T16:34:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T20:34:35","slug":"your-bad-password-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/your-bad-password-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Bad Password Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Your<\/a>Yet more proof that passwords suck<\/strong>. Kaspersky Lab<\/a><\/strong> has published new data that reinforce the fact that passwords suck. Kaspersky found that Internet users around the world have bad password habits. Most users have not mastered how to use passwords<\/strong> effectively to protect themselves online.<\/p>\n

\"Kaspersky<\/a>The Kaspersky research has shown that people are putting their online safety at risk<\/strong> by making bad password decisions<\/strong> and simple password<\/strong> mistakes that may have far-reaching consequences<\/strong>. The research outlined in Networks Asia<\/a><\/em> unearthed three common bad password habits that are putting many Internet users at risk. Internet users:<\/p>\n

Common bad password habits<\/h3>\n
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  1. Use the same password for multiple accounts<\/strong>, meaning that if one password is leaked, several accounts can be hacked.<\/li>\n
  2. Use weak passwords<\/strong> that are easy to crack.<\/li>\n
  3. Store their passwords insecurely<\/strong>, defeating the point of having passwords at all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Password\"<\/a>Andrei Mochola, Head of Consumer Business at Kaspersky Lab said, \u201cConsidering the amount of private and sensitive information<\/strong> that we store online today, people should be taking better care to protect themselves with effective password protection.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

    Password research<\/h3>\n