The word ‘password’ no longer the No. 1 password

Finally, the word “password” isn’t the most common password, but the new No. 1 might be even worse: “123456.”“The problem with these simple passwords is that they’re incredibly common,” said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, which compiles an annual “worst passwords” list.“The top ten passwords are used 14% of the time, so it’s incredibly risky to use a common password like this. And it’s even more risky to use it on multiple sites, which is what most people do.”Your email password shouldn’t be the same as the one you use to log into Twitter, for example. Slain also encourages people to use random words instead of common phrases like “iloveyou” or “letmein,” which both made the top 25.“A good password has length and complexity,” he said. “You’ll often hear people say use at least eight characters and alphanumeric, but those can be hard to remember, so we recommend short phrases, like ‘car park city,’ and just string it together.”It’s also not wise to set your password according to what program you’re using. The passwords ‘adobe123’ and ‘photoshop’ are easy to guess, Slain said.It’s the third year SplashData, a California-based company that makes password management applications, released the list. The word “password” has been at the top the past two years.“The idea is to show people how bad the problem is and convince them to use more complex, safer passwords,” Slain said.The 25 worst passwords:1. 1234562. password3. 123456784. qwerty5. abc1236. 1234567897. 1111118. 12345679. iloveyou10. adobe12311. 12312312. admin13. 123456789014. letmein15. photoshop16. 123417. monkey18. shadow19. sunshine20. 1234521. password122. princess23. azerty24. trustno125. 000000(nydailynews.com)ANN.Az