The Problem with Passwords - Fox News

Fox News, By Karim Lahlou

Let’s be honest: You probably don’t have more than three unique passwords; you probably use one e-mail address to sign up for multiple services such as Facebook, Amazon, and online banking; and you have probably provided the name of your first pet as an answer to a password reset question more than once.

You’re not doing this because you're lazy. Remembering complex passwords and different usernames on multiple services is difficult, especially when you have somewhere between five and 15 different accounts that make up the bulk of your online activity.  A report on managing passwords portfolios from Microsoft Research notes, "While significant attention has been devoted to motivating and helping users choose strong individual passwords, there is little guidance on how to choose and manage large numbers of them."

Cybercriminals know this, and they are exploiting these password vulnerabilities to no end. Read more.