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Reverse-Brute Force
The more common your password, the more likely your account is to get hacked. As previously discussed, we can be prone to Brute Force attacks. This is where a hacker attempts to guess your password over and over again until it unlocks your account. See my previous post if you’re skeptical of its plausibility. One can unlock an account more quickly if common passwords are guessed first. Making an account with a vulnerable password makes your account in particular more susceptible to being compromised.
Reverse-Brute Force is why many sites with login pages don’t allow you to set your password as ‘password123’. Hackers sometimes don’t target your account username, rather your password. Instead of cycling through passwords and testing them on an account, Reverse-Brute Force is when a hacker cycles through usernames and tests the same password.
There are a bunch of common passwords that everybody should do their best to avoid for there own security. You want to protect yourself from Brute-Force dictionary attacks as well as Reverse-Brute Force. So, what’s the best password? Well…actually I can’t answer that question for you on a public forum.
To protect agains an attack, it’s best to not use real words or keyboard patterns. If you must use a word, try throwing in some numbers instead of letters- such as ‘tr33k1ller’. A…
