25 Worst Passwords of 2011 -A STUDY

Choosing a strong password for your accounts (whether email accounts or social networking accounts), is one of the most difficult steps in protecting your account from getting Hacked/Cracked.

SplashData created the rankings based on millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers. Here are the weakest and most hacked password of 2011

There are a number of dos and don’ts when creating and managing your passwords, but there are some basics guidelines you can follow.

Use both upper- and lower-case letters
Incorporate numbers or punctuation marks
Use at least one of these special characters: ! @ # $ % * ( ) - + = , < > : : “ ‘ .
Make it at least 8 characters long.Separate short words with spaces or underscores.
A strong password does NOT, in any way, use your personal information, such as name, phone number, Social Security number, birth date, address or names of anyone you know.
Don’t use the same password and username combination for multiple websites.
Come up with something you can remember easily, but would be virtually impossible for anyone else to guess.

So friends,
Learn From Other's Mistakes