Tip of the Week: Good PINs and Bad PINs
A recent article on NBCNews.com discussed findings about the most commonly used PINs. You may recall we published a similar article last year on the most common passwords. Not surprisingly, the most common PIN is the same as the most common password - 1234. Don't use that one. It's used by 11% of users, which means it's the first one an attacker will guess.
What's the least common? 8068 according to the report with only 0.0000007% of users choosing it. Now that it's out, an attacker might try it, but it will probably remain relatively uncommon.
The most common ones after 1234 usually involve a significant year, so that means anything that starts with 19--. So avoid that. Your birthday might be easily discovered, or your wife's, or your children's, so consider avoiding those. They are popular because they are easy to remember, but perhaps a variation on that theme will do the trick. Like your son's birthday backwards... I'm not telling you mine!
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/whats-safest-4-digit-pin-not-8068-anymore-1B5966082
A recent article on NBCNews.com discussed findings about the most commonly used PINs. You may recall we published a similar article last year on the most common passwords. Not surprisingly, the most common PIN is the same as the most common password - 1234. Don't use that one. It's used by 11% of users, which means it's the first one an attacker will guess.
What's the least common? 8068 according to the report with only 0.0000007% of users choosing it. Now that it's out, an attacker might try it, but it will probably remain relatively uncommon.
The most common ones after 1234 usually involve a significant year, so that means anything that starts with 19--. So avoid that. Your birthday might be easily discovered, or your wife's, or your children's, so consider avoiding those. They are popular because they are easy to remember, but perhaps a variation on that theme will do the trick. Like your son's birthday backwards... I'm not telling you mine!
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/whats-safest-4-digit-pin-not-8068-anymore-1B5966082
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