Healthcare teams need strong passwords to prevent security incidents. A hard password to crack includes uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols in a seemingly random order, according to Geeksforgeeks.org. They should be 12 to 16 characters and avoid the most common words and phrases.
The computer science platform collected data on most common passwords from security breaches and found the following passwords were the most common in 2024:
- 123456
- password
- 123456789
- 12345678
- 12345
- 1234567
- admin
- 123123
- qwerty
- abc123
- letmein
- monkey
- 111111
- password1
- qwerty123
- dragon
- 1234
- baseball
- iloveyou
- trustno1
- sunshine
- princess
- football
- welcome
- shadow
- superman
- michael
- ninja
- mustang
- jessica
- charlie
- ashley
- bailey
- passw0rd
- master
- love
- hello
- freedom
- whatever
- nicole
At the Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health, taking place September 14–17 in Chicago, healthcare executives and digital leaders from across the country will come together to explore how AI, interoperability, cybersecurity, and revenue cycle innovation are transforming care delivery, strengthening financial performance, and driving the next era of digital health. Apply for complimentary registration now.