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Change it now!

Presenting SplashData’s “Worst Passwords of 2012”, including their current ranking and any changes from the 2011 list:

1. password (Unchanged) 

2, 123456 (Unchanged) 

3. 12345678 (Unchanged) 

4. abc123 (Up 1) 

5. qwerty (Down 1) 

6. monkey (Unchanged) 

7. letmein (Up 1) 

8. dragon (Up 2) 

9. 111111 (Up 3) 

10. baseball (Up 1) 

11. iloveyou (Up 2) 

12. trustno1 (Down 3) 

13. 1234567 (Down 6) 

14. sunshine (Up 1) 

15. master (Down 1) 

16. 123123 (Up 4) 

17. welcome (New) 

18. shadow (Up 1) 

19. ashley (Down 3) 

20. football (Up 5) 

21. jesus (New) 

22. michael (Up 2) 

23. ninja     (New) 

24. mustang (New) 

25. password1 (New)

Now with that being said, here is a link to a article that help you make better passwords.

How to Devise Passwords That Drive Hackers Away

I agree with the article with the exception of the discussion on Password Managers.   The major issues with passwords on devices has been addressed with furhter encryption and changing the way that they are stored on the device, but with this being said, be cautious.