Good morning. In today's blog,
- These are the 20 most common passwords leaked on the dark web — make sure none of them are yours
- Turn Off These Annoying Windows 10 SettingsWith no end in sight for the Ukraine/Russia conflict and the threat of Russian cyber warfare, it is important for everyone to assess their password strategy to secure their online data. see below for more info.
One of the default settings in Windows 10 allows Microsoft to use your computer to provide updates to other users on the web? That's right, your computer and internet connection are being utilize world wide as an update server. See this section below for more information.
- Before You Buy a Chromebook, Check the Expiration Date
Are you considering buying a Chromebook? Be sure to check your expiration date. Who'd have thought, Chromebooks have a use by date?
These are the 20 most common passwords leaked on the dark web — make sure none of them are yours
CNBC has published a list of the top 20 passwords found on the dark web. Many of these I have seen in use or a slightly different version from some of those listed.
Password security is a pain I know but it is your only defense in protecting your financial and personal data from being stolen and causing much more pain.
Some of the things you can do is change your passwords on a regular basis and do not reuse passwords either on the same account or use the same password for multiple accounts. The first thing hackers will do once they have compromised one of your passwords is to try that password on your other accounts.
If you change your password do not perform a simple change such as adding 1 to a number, i.e. Blah987 to Blah988. They know this trick. They are equipped with powerful cracking programs that can perform millions of combinations and permutations of passwords based on a cracked password in minutes. With many computers and lots of compromised systems working for them, they have time on their side.
To see the 20 most compromised passwords, follow the link below and then check the chart below to see how your password stacks up for complicity.
Most common passwords hackers leak on the dark web: Lookout report (cnbc.com)
If your password wasn't on the list above then just how safe is your current password? The chart below project just how long it would take a computer to crack your password.
The Y axis depicts the length of your password while the X axis lists complexity.
Microsoft plans to roll out Windows 11 to all eligible computers by mid 2022. That said, if you have a computer that does not meet the hardware requirements to upgrade or prefer to stay with Windows 10 then read the following article and change these settings to improve your computer performance and Windows 10 experience.
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