A Few Words On Password Security

Have a webmail account? The most common method of gaining access to someone else's eMail account is by guessing the password. Take a look at this list of the ten most common passwords used on the Internet, and if any of your passwords come close to one of these, Change It!

The top 10 most common passwords
1. 123456
2. 12345
3. 123456789
4. Password
5. iloveyou
6. princess
7. rockyou
8. 1234567
9. 12345678
10. abc123

Do not use correctly spelled words in your password, or do common substitutions within correctly spelled words (zero for Oh or one for I). For 'challenge questions,' I recommend you create a set of false answers that only you know, and keep those written down -- another common method of gaining access to someone's account is to research their history and then guess the answer to challenge questions on the password reset page.

Don't make the mistake of thinking there's no harm in someone reading your eMail -- a criminal can usually find a treasure trove of personal information hidden in your Inbox. Google 'most common passwords' to see more passwords you should not be using.