The 25 Worst Computer Passwords Of 2011

Everything is password protected these days and most people go to great lengths to pick a password that is practical and more important, easy to remember. If you think your password is creative, stealth and nobody will ever figure it out, think again. Forbes has put out a list of the 25 worst passwords for 2011 compiled by SplashData and if you see yours, STOP READING and change your password immediately. The top 25 are as follows:

1. password
2. 123456
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football

Last year, Imperva put out it's own list of the top ten passwords stolen from RockYou, a hacked website and they are:

1. 123456
2. 12345
3. 123456789
4. Password
5. iloveyou
6. princess
7. rockyou
8. 1234567
9. 12345678
10. abc123

If you have a hard time remembering your password, it is okay to write it down and put it in your wallet or at least keep a 'hint' in your wallet. NASA says you should use a combination of four types of characters like upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and special characters like !,@, #, $, %, ^, & and *. Just be careful, names and

birthdays are too easy.

[Yahoo Finance]