BeyondTrust

Research company SplashData, recently revealed that the most popular password in 2013 is "123456", displacing "password" to second place.

The firm compiles the annual list using data from hackers to create the top 25 passwords

Adobe receives a mention in the list for the first time as the password "Adobe123" makes 10th place, whilst "letmein" and "trustno1" both drop places.

Andrew Avanessian, VP Professional Services at Avecto, said: "These findings once again highlight the importance of strong, original and unique passwords as a barrier to corporate information. Whilst compliance mandates such as PCI DSS 3.0 dictate the use of suitable passwords, this is a basic security practice that all businesses should follow.

"I am always surprised at the number of businesses that still share passwords between users, or that don't have adequate security policies in place. Without these basic principles, it is much easier for hackers and malware to penetrate the corporate network, and when they find a user with admin rights, there's no stopping the damage they can cause."

The full list of passwords is revealed below:

Rank

Password

Change

1

123456

+1

2

password

-1

3

12345678

Unchanged

4

qwerty

+1

5

abc123

-1

6

123456789

New

7

111111

+2

8

1234567

+5

9

iloveyou

+2

10

adobe123

New

11

123123

+5

12

admin

New

13

1234567890

New

14

letmein

- 7

15

photoshop

New

16

1234

New

17

monkey

-11

18

shadow

Unchanged

19

sunshine

- 5

20

12345

New

21

password1

+4

22

princess

New

23

azerty

New

24

trustno1

-12

25

0

New

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