Password security
In November 2016, a study of user passwords exposed by a Yahoo data breach revealed that “123456” was the most common password, followed closely by “password” at number two. A more recent report on the most commonly used passwords revealed that “123456” was still number one, followed by the ‘more complex’ “123456789”.
These reports highlight ongoing problems associated with conventional password policies, which tend to promote the use of complicated passwords that are…
Link: Weekly Threat Report 20th January 2017
Source: NCSC Reports
