Article Review: Securing Yourself From Hackers

Top 20 Passwords

1. 123456
2. 12345
3. 123456789
4. Password
5. iloveyou
6. princess
7. rockyou
8. 1234567
9. 12345678
10. abc123
11. Nicole
12. Daniel
13. babygirl
14. monkey
15. Jessica
16. Lovely
17. michael
18. Ashley
19. 654321
20. Qwerty

Most common length is 6 characters.

Write your password down so you wouldn't forget it.

Strong Passwords

• minimum of 8 characters
• include upper case, lower case, numbers, and symbols
• take a sentence and use the first letter of every word then add numbers, symbols, and complexity
• don't use personal information
• don't use dictionary words
• don't use a sequence on the keyboard

Major Concepts

• Security - By using easy passwords, hackers can quickly crack your password and invade your privacy.
• Creativity - You should be creative in making a password so that only you can relate to it and it'll be hard to figure out. Think out of the box!
• Internet - You should have security on the internet. On the internet, people can find out about your information and even where you live or currently are. They can extract more information if they have your password.

Strength

• The arrangement makes readers want to read it.
• It's short and precise.
• Contain charts which helps convey the idea to the audience.

Weakness

• The first list contain an extra password (21 passwords instead of 20) not on the second one.
• There are some grammatical errors.
• The first list of passwords should be in numbered list not bullet list.

Questions

1. Why is there some names on the list? Are those names more frequently used than others?
2. Is the information presented on this website reliable and trustworthy since it says there that the source is unknown?

Source:

"Top 20 Worst Passwords That Can Hack Your Private Accounts?" All Infographics. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013.