![]() ![]() ![]() HashCat, for instance, can take 300,000 guesses at your password a second (depending on how it’s hashed), so even if you chose Hawkeye6yellow, your secret phrase would, sooner or later, not be secret anymore. True, we gave ourselves the advantage of some sneakily chosen questions, but that’s nothing compared to the industrial-scale sneakiness of purpose-built password-breaking software. Is it Superman7red? No, no: Batman3Orange? If we guessed any one of the individual answers correctly, it’s because humans are predictable. Who is the first superhero that comes to mind? What about a number between one and 10? And finally, a vibrant color? Quickly think of each of those things if you haven’t already, and then combine all three into a single phrase. We’ve analyzed the password choices of 10 million people, from CEOs to scientists, to find out what they reveal about the things we consider easy to remember and hard to guess. But why do so many internet users still prefer weak passwords? Most experts recommend coming up with a strong password to avoid data breach. ![]() But Much less is known about the psychological reasons a person chooses a specific password. Most are short, simple, and pretty easy to crack. ![]()
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