- Short passwords are easier to remember but they come with a lot of security risks
- Hike, a California-based cyber security company, in its latest findings has revealed that it only takes seconds to crack a password.
- As per a colorful chart prepared by Hive, it takes around nine months to crack a password with 18 characters consisting of numbers.
Short passwords are easier to remember but they come with a lot of security risks. When you pick an easy password for your own convenience, you are often at risk of losing access to your account, but easy passwords can be guessed without even requiring technical skills. Most people are in the habit of putting their date of birth as the password because it is easier to remember. What they do not understand is that by doing so they are making it easier for the hackers to gain access to their email or social media accounts. Hike, a California-based cyber security company, in its latest findings has revealed that it only takes seconds to crack a password that is not longer than 8 characters.