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People still using weak passwords

Passwords are supposed to protect us from theft or worse, but many of us are still using predictable and common codes for our confidential information.

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123456.

Believe it or not, that was the most common password on a list of 10,000 e-mail addresses recently revealed after a phishing attack.

Guests: Robert Abela, Acunetix; Bruce Schneier, security technologist