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Announcement

Dear reader,
For last few months I realized that it is hard to find real dummies in the webthere. There are few. Since I was writing for them, I decided to discontinue this blog.
For those who are interested to read about security, portability and privacy welcome to a new blog here.

I am writing there about biometrics and encryption, online solutions and problems, and of course about tips and tricks. I hope it will be more interesting for you.

Thank you for your time and see you at the new place.

Sincerely yours,
Patholog

3 facts from one source

I have mentioned several times here and here we all need password manager. These three posts in the ITFacts strongly support my words. My statement is clear – we need password manager software. I suggest using portable one

63% of Americans use roughly the same password for different online accounts
63% of Americans admit to using the same password or a variation of it for all or most of their online accounts. 6.7% use a variation of a familiar password for most of their online accounts. 22.9% use the same password for most of their online accounts. 3.5% use the same password for all their online accounts.

66% of US employees write down passwords in unsafe places
US workers, managers, and IT staffs alike are increasingly confronted with difficulties arising from computer passwords. Over half of all respondents said the average employee in their firms are required to remember three to five passwords, with an additional 26% saying the number ranges from six to ten or more. 49% responded that employees are required to use passwords more than 25 times per week, with 8% stating the number of password uses exceed 100 per week. 66% stated that employees write down or store passwords in unsafe places, creating a security problem for their companies. 48% of responding IT professionals are actively seeking a reliable password management solution. While 79% of those taking the survey report that security is their number one password management concern, 39% also reported Lost Employee Productivity or Frustration as an issue. In addition, 31% said that helpdesk hours are either lost or spent in frustration by support personnel.

Only 14% of business users use a different password for each site
14% of the business users use a unique password for each site. 41% use the same password all the time, while the remaining 45% use “a few” different passwords.