SplashData, a password management company listed the top three common passwords of the year 2013 as “123456” “password” and “12345678”.
This year’s list also had a number of Adobe themed words with short strings of numbers.
“Seeing passwords like ‘adobe123’ and ‘photoshop’ on this list offers a good reminder not to base your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing,” Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, said in a press release.
So what makes up a good password?
Use passwords of eight characters or more with different types of characters. One way to create secure passwords that are easy to remember is to use a passphrase (short words with spaces or other characters between them).
Use different passwords for each new website or service you sign up for.
Try using a password manager program that keeps all your passwords in one place and can automatically log you into websites.
Here are the top 10 passwords from the 2013 list (so don’t use these).
123456
password
12345678
qwerty
abc123
123456789
111111
1234567
iloveyou
adobe123
Reference: splashdata.com