Get rid of these hackable passwords
A cyber security expert suggests that companies must get rid of passwords and leave it up to technology such as face or fingerprint scans to improve the general safety of personal data.
A cyber security expert says that passwords are "becoming increasingly insecure" and "easily hackable".
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He suggests that companies move to other forms of log-ins such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) - where users must provide an additional layer of identification to log in - or biometrics such as face or fingerprint scans to improve the general safety of personal data.
According to the expert, the most common and obvious hackable passwords such as 'password', 'qwerty', and '12345' are still being used.
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According to recent research, a number of CEOs are still using '12356' as their password.
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