Password Strength Training

Test Your Password Strength

Enter a password below, and we will evaluate its strength.

Why Are Strong Passwords Important?

Passwords are the first line of defense against cybercriminals. A weak password makes it easy for hackers to gain access to your personal, financial, and business data.

🔴 80% of data breaches are caused by weak or reused passwords.
⚠️ Hackers use automated tools to **guess thousands of passwords per second**.
📌 **Compromised passwords** can lead to identity theft, financial loss, and business disruption.

How Easy Is It to Crack a Weak Password?

Password Length	Time to Crack (No Special Characters)	Time to Crack (With Special Characters)
4 Characters	Instant	Instant
6 Characters	Less than 1 second	Instant
8 Characters	8 hours	8 minutes
10 Characters	4 weeks	5 hours
12 Characters	200 years	3,000 years

💡 Tip: A **12+ character password** with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols is nearly uncrackable using brute force!

Famous Password Breaches

Even major companies have suffered from weak password security. Here are some of the biggest breaches:

Company	Year	Number of Affected Users	Cause
Yahoo	2013	3 billion	Stolen hashed passwords
LinkedIn	2012	165 million	Weak password storage
Facebook	2019	600 million	Plain-text passwords stored
Equifax	2017	147 million	Poor authentication security

⚠️ **Lesson:** Weak password management affects even the biggest companies!

How to Create a Strong Password

✅ Use at least **12 characters**.
✅ Include **uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special symbols**.
✅ Avoid common words like "password" or "123456".
✅ Use **passphrases** instead of single words (e.g., **"Purple$TigerRuns@Moonlight2024!"**).
✅ Never reuse passwords across multiple accounts.

Password Managers & Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

🔹 Password Managers store and generate strong passwords for you.

🔹 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds extra security by requiring a second step to log in (e.g., phone confirmation).

🔹 **Enabling MFA reduces the risk of being hacked by over 99%!**