Use a common password: Unexpected risk

Use the same password to log in to different websites in the malware and hacker era "prevalence" as it is now that you share a key for both the home, the car and the bank safe .

Although knowing the "common password" status could be a gold mine for digging cyber criminals, but still more than half of the respondents admitted they only used a single password for all online accounts. my route.

The latest study by Accenture consulting firm in the US and UK shows that the lack of responsibility of individual users is the main cause of widespread identity theft and widespread fraud. .

" Most users underestimate or underestimate the risk of cybercrime gangs. They do not believe they can benefit greatly from selling stolen identities ," said Accenture expert Robert Dyson.

They simply think that "My identity has not been lost. I don't know anyone who has ever fallen into that situation. In conclusion, this is just a fiction story, not true because of the press. " .

" If you use a password repeatedly, just if a hacker has successfully hacked into an account, he will easily find a way to sneak into the rest of the accounts ," Dyson advised.

A common reason people are lazy to think of a new password is because they . are afraid to forget.

" They do not like to write down passwords for fear of being read by others. But they are afraid of using too many different passwords that will cause confusion and forgetting ."

Only 7% of respondents said they changed their passwords regularly, using password management software or fingerprint readers to access their computers and online accounts only.

According to Accenture, the survey subjects were randomly selected with an average age of 46. They are mostly home computer users and have a broadband Internet connection.