In an increasingly digitalized world, passwords have become the keys to open the doors of our digital identity. However, it seems that this message has not yet fully spread in our society, since the vast majority of users continue to make mistakes and use very weak passwords.
According to Verizon data, Around 86% of cyber attacks on web applications that occur worldwide use stolen credentials. This shows that the most effective and popular method is based on password theft, and the discoveries of the cybersecurity company NordPass should worry Spanish society.
This is because despite the constant warnings and samples of all the types of cyber attacks that exist, lUsers continue to be careless when entering their passwords. It is said that on average, a user has about 100 different passwords, but the fact is that Up to 70% of the most common passwords in the world can be hacked in less than a second.
And this is not because cybercriminals are very intelligent, but because users are very lazy. According to the data Almost a third of all passwords consist purely of numerical sequences such as ‘1234567’.
In turn, passwords that refer to geographic locations are very popularlike ‘barcelona1’ or ‘valencia33’, just like many people put their name as their password type ‘carl0s’.
The study also found that the weakest passwords were used for streaming platforms like Netflix or Disney +, and although it may seem like these apps do not contain much information about us, Remember that your credit card is registered.
What to do if your password is weak
The best way to protect our digital identity is by protecting and making our keys as secure as possible. Among the most important tips is to create long and complex passwordsthe more characters the better and yes mixes uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols you will be making it more difficult to guess them.
Another tip is to try Don’t store too much information in your browsersince this way the impact is less. And as always, you should use all the protection and security measures you can, apart from the Two-factor authentication, try using passkeys or password managers.
Finally, one of the most common entry doors is through “stealer” malware that steals information, which is why be alert and be careful what you download, It can save you from more than one disappointment.
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