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Years ago cyber security revolved around protecting computers and mobile phones with antivirus software. Today fewer and fewer have their data located locally. They are instead located in the cloud where good passwords are the best security explains Dashlanes CEO Emmanuel Schalit. Schallit also warns against a new trend that is spreading especially among young users of social media messaging apps and the like. It is becoming commonplace to share and exchange passwords. It may seem harmless and innocent when it comes to two good friends.

But even here the casual use of online passwords can lead to compromising situations  and people can suddenly become unfriended. According to Dashlanes analysis   per cent of Americans have either given their password to another person Phone Number List or have been entrusted with the persons password. In  per cent of the cases it was passwords for bank accounts Naivety is greatest among young people  per cent. of the  to yearolds millenials have exchanged passwords with others.



Among those over  it is only  per cent. Dashlanes survey reveals a generally sloppy attitude among Internet users about properly securing themselves while online  per cent have used their pets name as a password  per cent. a series of numbers  per cent. and  per cent. a date of birth. Almost  per cent use their favorite sports team  per cent. their address and  per cent. their phone number. Women are more likely than men to use pet names as passwords  vs.