[ NNSquad ] If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

----- Forwarded message from Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> -----

Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:55:09 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe
To: undisclosed-recipient: ;


If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe

By ASHLEE VANCE
The New York Times
January 21, 2010

Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password 
was "12345."

Today, it's one digit longer but hardly safer: "123456."

Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over the years, 
including the recent attacks on Google's e-mail service, many people 
have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug.

According to a new analysis, one out of five Web users still decides 
to leave the digital equivalent of a key under the doormat: they 
choose a simple, easily guessed password like "abc123," "iloveyou" or 
even "password" to protect their data.

...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/21password.html


----- End forwarded message -----