Password habits are changing, and the data shows how far we’ve come

In this Help Net Security video, Andréanne Bergeron, Security Researcher at Flare, explains how changes in user habits, policy shifts, and new tools have shaped password security over nearly twenty years. She walks through research based on leaked passwords from 2007 to 2025 and shows how strength levels rose as standards evolved and breach events pushed users to reset weak credentials. Bergeron points out that a small group still relies on poor choices like simple … More →

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