World Password Day

Can you tell me what password strength really means?

• Password strength is how popular a password is.

• Password strength is all about a password's resistance to physical damage.

• Password strength is solely based on the length of a password.

• Password strength measures how well a password can withstand different types of password cracking attacks.

Can you guess why having a super strong password is so important?

• To protect personal and sensitive information from sneaky intruders.

• To impress your buddies

• To make it a breeze to recall

• Because everyone else is doing it

List three characteristics of a strong password.

• Short, only letters, easily guessable

• Long, strong (mix of letters, numbers, special characters), not easily guessable

What is a password manager?

• A social media platform for sharing passwords.

• An antivirus software.

• A software application that helps users store and organize their passwords securely.

• A hardware device that stores passwords physically.

How does a password manager help in maintaining strong passwords?

• A password manager generates complex and unique passwords, securely stores them, and autofills them when needed.

• A password manager deletes all passwords

• A password manager creates weak passwords

• A password manager shares passwords with others

What is multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a type of exotic food

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security process that requires users to provide two or more forms of identification before accessing an account or system.

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a form of physical exercise

• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a type of social media platform

Why don’t secret agents use passwords?

• They prefer missions

• They can't remember them

• The use secret handshakes

• They always go incognito

1. If your password is ‘password’, what should you change it to?

• 123456

• qwerty

• letmein

• TimeForANewPassword

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Long, strong and unique passwords are much harder for the cyber criminals to crack so try to aim for 15 characters or more

What was the phrase used in the tale 'Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves' to open the cave?

• Open Sesame

• Abracadabra

• Hocus Pocus

What is a weak password?

• 123456

• Any password that is easy to guess or can be figured out using information such as names of family members, pets, and street names, is considered a weak password.

• 11111

• Password

Answer explanation

5 OF THE MOST COMMON PASSWORDS AND HOW LONG IT TAKES TO CRACK THEM!

1. 123456

   Less than one second to crack, with 3.5 million uses counted in a study.

3. Password

   Less than one second to crack, with 1.7 million uses counted in a study.

5. abc123

   Less than one second to crack, with 610,000 uses counted in a study.

7. qwerty

   Less than one second to crack, 382,000 uses counted in a study.

9. 11111

   Less than one second to crack, with 369,000 uses counted in a study.