Is your password behavior making you vulnerable?
The pandemic has pushed all of us into an expanded digital world. According to LastPass’s 2021 Psychology of Passwords report, many of us are sharing more personal information, but protecting it poorly.
Are you safe from hackers?
This time, it’s personal.
It should come as no surprise that COVID-19—having shut down opportunities for real-world interactions—drove many people online. As a result, the amount of personal information people shared, and the channels on which they shared it, saw a sharp increase.
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Respondents reported having 50% more accounts in 2021 than they did in 2020
of respondents reported having up to 50 online apps/accounts
Sarah Smith
2h • Maui, Hawaii
On vacay with the whole family for the next two weeks!
alex_peterson2
Morristown, NJ
alex_peterson2 We're homeowners! #morristown #firsthouse #wedidit
Hank Howard @Hhoward58
Our golden retriever Sammy loves these long summer days
#pooldog #sammythedog
of users shared vacation photos online
of users shared photos of their house or neighborhood
(up 7% from 2020)
shared photos of their pets with their names, then used those names in their passwords (up 5% from last year)
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Users aren’t as safe as they think they are. Many online users reported knowing good password hygiene, yet few follow it.
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would create stronger passwords for their financial accounts
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By geotagging your location, hackers will know you'll be using public WiFi and most likely distracted while traveling.
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Hackers can gain important password information from the house number, clear view of the exterior, and tagged location.
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A dog's name and breed are commonly used in users' passwords.
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would create
stronger passwords
for their email accounts
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would create strong passwords for
their medical
records
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would create
strong passwords for work-related accounts
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What information is worth protecting?
Respondents were also selective of which accounts they protect, assigning a higher priority to some types of information over others.
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