Common origins of European office worker passwords (2003)

Study: Infosecurity Europe 2003 Information Security Survey
Date: April 2003

Of the 152 office workers surveyed many explained the origin of their passwords, such as "my name - Cynthia", "my football team - Arsenal", "my car - celica", "my pet''s name - Dibbles", "my date of birth". The most common password was "password" (12%). Most popular categories:
  • 16%
  • Their own name
  • 11%
  • Their football team
  • 8%
  • Date of birth
  • 5%
  • Date of anniversary
  • 5%
  • Name of car
  • 3%
  • Name of family member
  • 3%
  • Name of pet




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