12
TIL my friend's 'password123' approach is way worse than my password manager
He spent 45 minutes locked out of his email after a simple phishing test, while my manager auto-filled everything in seconds. What's the weirdest password fail you've seen a friend have?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
ben_lewis11d ago
My buddy used "password" as his actual password. For his work computer. IT sent a company-wide email about weak passwords and he was the example they used. He had to explain it to his boss.
8
My cousin used his dog's name and the year he was born for everything. I watched him get locked out of his own bank account because he forgot which of his three dogs he picked. In my experience, people hate the idea of a password manager until they have to reset ten accounts at once. I finally got him to use one by setting it up on his phone myself. It took maybe twenty minutes and now he never has to remember those easy to guess combos.
7