The Death of Passwords in the Modern Age [Infographic]

The complex and unreadable strings that make up a valid password are impractical for ordinary people, and companies are looking for a cleaner way to protect their accounts.

Although the password protection system in the computer network has been improved, people have not. When major security vulnerabilities hit big companies, the public will see what the most commonly used passwords are.

This incredibly lax approach to data security is why we are just around the corner from the death of the password. 

I know you’re probably scoffing as you read this, but passwordless authentication will be our reality very soon as consumers become increasingly more password fatigued and ambivalent to the increase in data breaches (looking at you, Google, Facebook, Marriott, MyFitnessPal … the list goes on).

The most popular passwords used in 2018:


123456
password
123456789
12345678
12345
111111
1234567
sunshine
qwerty
iloveyou


Great to see a little bit of optimism creeping in at spots 8 and 10, but it’s safe to say the creators and users of these passwords probably have a little too much optimism when it comes to the security of their online identity.

The problem isn’t just these lazy passwords that are exceptionally easy to crack. The problem is that, as consumers, we also have a tendency to use the same password for ...


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