However, the bad news is, some people do: these are the top two passwords of 2018, according to SplashData’s yearly report. Some users say they find it hard to remember the long passwords they’ve been told to use, leaving them locked out of accounts. In order to remember longer passwords, some people advise using a phrase, which could be a line from a book or film. Password-cracking tools freely available online often come with dictionary lists that will try thousands of common names and passwords. If you must use dictionary words, try adding a numeral to them, as well as punctuation at the beginning or end of the word (or both!

Source: Forbes December 14, 2018 16:46 UTC