Avoid These — the Very Worst Passwords of the Year

YOU NEED to remember them. You need them a lot of places. And you need them on a lot of different devices.

People’s most common solution for “the password problem”? Repeatedly using the first (usually super-simple) password they ever thought of, over and over again, on dozens or even hundreds of websites. Result? A disaster that will inevitably (if you don’t change your ways, we guarantee it) result in you experiencing information loss, financial loss, and/or public embarrassment.

(Our solution: password management software like this (free) or this.)

Do it soon. And, if you happen to be using one of the 25 “worst” (a/k/a “most popular”) passwords of the year, as reported recently by Splash Data, do it right this second.

The worst password of the year? Trumpet fanfare, please …