According to a new report, the top password used on business systems is the easily hacked "Password1."
Although the password satisfies the rules needed for most systems (one upper case, one lower case and a number), the password is still quite obviously not secure.
Security firm Trustwave cited the password in its new "2012 Global Security Report," a report which concludes on the firm's ... [ read the full article ]
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Like the Linux master root user password is root, that is why all the distros have you enter a password now.
Same deal with the mysql database master user uses nothing for it's master password, but most mysql installs do not change this password, you have to alter it yourself after the install.
It's not what big bucks gets you... it's what the first day out of uni/college kids or the 1 guy who knows F all about computer but knows the most out of everyone else in the workplace, do to "setup" IT networks, gets you.
Really who would put a system connected to the net with such a week password, personally i use looong passwords and login2fail when ever possible. Brute force away .. ban ban ban.
Makes for interesting reading going through logs tho and looking where most of the attacks are going from..!
Any Guess to which country is the most prolific !?!
