In 2017, password security company Dashlane reported the average American has 200 accounts requiring a password, while LastPass put the number at 191. The Pew Research Center found just 12 percent of Americans have ever used password management software, and only 3 percent rely primarily on password managers to store their passwords. “I don’t think anyone’s perfect with passwords unless they have every single password in a password manager and they’re updating that on a quarterly basis.”

“Passwords is one of the things that we all can do better,” said Rodney Gullatte Jr., certified ethical hacker and founder of Firma IT Solutions. No matter who you are, experts say it’s past time to start using a password manager, and close cybercriminals’ favorite security gap. (Coloradans: Hackers also know “gobroncos” is a favorite in the Centennial State.) If you’re leaning on “sunshine,” that’s also in 2018’s Top 10 Worst Passwords, and hackers probably have your number.

World Password Day isn’t until May, but you can get a headstart and avoid disaster by ditching “123456,” “qwerty123” or - yes - “password” as your password. By Helen Robinson | CSMNG Contributing Writer

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