By Oren Todoros, Updated on February 20, 2024, 11 min read Passwords are the first line of protection for your information, and after having been in use for more than sixty years, you’d have thought we had the hang of them. However, a list of the most common passwords in 2022 revealed that the top ten were:password123456123456789guestqwerty1234567811111112345col123456123123 None of those exactly scream “security,” and if you’ve suddenly flushed with nerves after reading that list, it’s probably time to change your password! We know strong passwords are important, so why do so many of us still use such lousy alternatives? What about an email without a phone number attached?A lot of it seems to come down to memory: strong passwords are easy to forget, and with most people having dozens, if not hundreds, of digital accounts, it can feel impossible to keep track of them all.So, faced with this, you can either use super-simple passwords (which isn’t really an option), employ a dedicated ser...
