Is your password "12345" or "dragon"? Let's talk.

Do any of these look familiar?
 

1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. football
8. 1234
9. 1234567
10. baseball
11. welcome
12. 1234567890
13. abc123
14. 111111
15. 1qaz2wsx
16. dragon
17. master
18. monkey
19. letmein
20. login
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. solo
24. passw0rd
25. starwars

We hope not. These were deemed the worst passwords of 2015, collected from more than 2 million leaked passwords during the year.
 
We understand – these passwords are easy to remember. But your love of dragons or America’s greatest film franchise (Star Wars, obviously) doesn’t have to compromise your most important accounts. First thing’s first…

 
Is your password on this list?

Change it immediately. If you’re using a similar type of password for any of your WCM accounts, you can change your password at identity.weill.cornell.edu.  
 

Make a stronger password

The New York Times has a great video on how to create hard-to-crack passwords and remember them. You can also check out the ITS website for our Recommendations for Creating Compliant Passwords (Section 7) within our Password Policy and Guidelines.
 

Use our free tools (keyword: FREE) to protect your WCM and personal accounts

Need a tool that provides an extra layer of security for accounts? Register with Duo.
 
Having trouble remembering your newfangled password? Use LastPass to help create, store, and encrypt your passwords.