Passwords

 Most weak and commonly used passwords

1	123456
2	123456789
3	12345
4	qwerty
5	password
6	12345678
7	111111
8	123123
9	1234567890
10	1234567
11	qwerty123
12	000000
13	1q2w3e
14	aa12345678
15	abc123
16	password1
17	1234
18	qwertyuiop
19	123321
20	password123

SplashData[edit]

The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData.^[4] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year. In the 2016 edition, the 25 most common passwords made up more than 10% of the surveyed passwords, with the most common password of 2016, "123456", making up 4%.^[5]

Top 25 most common passwords by year according to SplashData

Rank	2011[6]	2012[7]	2013[8]	2014[9]	2015[10]	2016[5]	2017[11]	2018[12]	2019[13]
1	password	password	123456	123456	123456	123456	123456	123456	123456
2	123456	123456	password	password	password	password	password	password	123456789
3	12345678	12345678	12345678	12345	12345678	12345	12345678	123456789	qwerty
4	qwerty	abc123	qwerty	12345678	qwerty	12345678	qwerty	12345678	password
5	abc123	qwerty	abc123	qwerty	12345	football	12345	12345	1234567
6	monkey	monkey	123456789	123456789	123456789	qwerty	123456789	111111	12345678
7	1234567	letmein	111111	1234	football	1234567890	letmein	1234567	12345
8	letmein	dragon	1234567	baseball	1234	1234567	1234567	sunshine	iloveyou
9	trustno1	111111	iloveyou	dragon	1234567	princess	football	qwerty	111111
10	dragon	baseball	adobe123[a]	football	baseball	1234	iloveyou	iloveyou	123123
11	baseball	iloveyou	123123	1234567	welcome	login	admin	princess	abc123
12	111111	trustno1	admin	monkey	1234567890	welcome	welcome	admin	qwerty123
13	iloveyou	1234567	1234567890	letmein	abc123	solo	monkey	welcome	1q2w3e4r
14	master	sunshine	letmein	abc123	111111	abc123	login	666666	admin
15	sunshine	master	photoshop[a]	111111	1qaz2wsx	admin	abc123	abc123	qwertyuiop
16	ashley	123123	1234	mustang	dragon	121212	starwars	football	654321
17	bailey	welcome	monkey	access	master	flower	123123	123123	555555
18	passw0rd	shadow	shadow	shadow	monkey	passw0rd	dragon	monkey	lovely
19	shadow	ashley	sunshine	master	letmein	dragon	passw0rd	654321	7777777
20	123123	football	12345	michael	login	sunshine	master	!@#$%^&*	welcome
21	654321	jesus	password1	superman	princess	master	hello	charlie	888888
22	superman	michael	princess	696969	qwertyuiop	hottie	freedom	aa123456	princess
23	qazwsx	ninja	azerty	123123	solo	loveme	whatever	donald	dragon
24	michael	mustang	trustno1	batman	passw0rd	zaq1zaq1	qazwsx	password1	password1
25	Football	password1	000000	trustno1	starwars	password1	trustno1	qwerty123	123qwe

Well wishing

 I wish you all a good week ahead

#BeCyberSecure

Top internet security tips

 1. Avoid giving out your personal information to strangers online. Personal information includes your relationship status.😉

2. Turn on online privacy settings. This will help in reducing intrusion into your system.

3. Browse smart. Avoid clicking on suspicious links which try to collect your personal information however legitimate they sound. Most of these links will try to convince someone that they've won some none existing gifts whereas they are trying to get you to their traps.😊

4. Download with care. Some of the malware pose like apps. Ransomware, a type of malware, will lock all documents and request ransom before you gain access to your own files.

5. Secure your connection. Do not provide sensitive information on an unsecured network. VPN can be useful in public WI-FI. ☂

6. Select strong passwords.  A strong password includes numbers and special characters.

7. Shop on secure sites. Secure sites start with HTTPS.

8. Think before posting. What are you posting about? 

9. Socialize safely. Be aware of fake online profiles. 😎

Online account security tips

 1. If your Facebook account has been hacked, then change your password to restore your account. You can also use two-way verification, and with this, you can enjoy high-level security.

2. Use a strong password that does not mainly include your name or personal details.

3. Use different passwords in different accounts.

4. Do not share your passwords or personal information with the public.

5. Learn how to use a password manager and create backups, they do help a lot.

6. Do not click on suspicious links more so ones that are requesting your personal information. Hackers can put into use that information maliciously. 

7. Enjoy your stay online. Subscribe for more info.

Password protection

 Some of the security measures to protect your information includes:

1. Use of strong password; which includes special characters or symbols.

2. Use of VPN.

3. Use of firewalls.

4. Creating data backups.

5. Installation and the use of updated Anti-Virus. etc.

It is highly encouraged that one uses different passwords for different sites to avoid criminals from tampering with the whole data from all those sites. To be able to use this security feature, use password-saving features from your browser. The technique helps one to be able to remember or use the password from different devices using the same account. 

Here are some of the password protection schemes provided by Avast software:

Online Data

 Information is power!! This also includes our information posted online on our social media accounts and online sites.

Let's be mindful of the information that we post on our social media handles and online sites. Posting confidential information online may attract hackers and other malicious persons to hack down our devices. #BeingSafe👽

Cyber attacks🪂🚩

 Cyber attacks increase with every digital connection made around the world. Learn how to protect and defend yourself against cyber attacks. Avoid using public and free or open wi-fi spaces. Use VPN to avoid being tapped by hackers.

Use incognito tabs for private browsing and also use updated anti-virus for maximum protection. #StaySafe👀

Protecting our Data

 Cyber Security is an important aspect of our society's development. With good managerial skills of your online data, we can be able to keep away hackers. We have to take responsibility for our online information.