You see it all the time… everyone says you have to use good passwords. You’ve always used the name of your favorite pet, or the name of a family member as a password, and that worked just fine, you say.
There is, however, a very good reason why you need to get away from using your pet’s name as a password.
Bad passwords can easily be cracked and your account information stolen or mis-used!
And yes, your pet’s name, or your family member’s name, is a bad password.