How many passwords do you have & are they the same?

2 November 2015

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The TalkTalk cyber attack (see our TalkTalk help) has heightened concern over password security. Best practice is never use the same password twice, but that makes things difficult. So we want to find out how many password-controlled accounts you have – from banks to social media, music streaming services and more. And how often do you use the same password? Which of these is closest to your situation?

The TalkTalk cyber attack (see our TalkTalk help) has heightened concern over password security. Best practice is never use the same password twice, but that makes things difficult.

So we want to find out how many password-controlled accounts you have – from banks to social media, music streaming services and more. And how often do you use the same password?

Which of these is closest to your situation?

Results

I have 0 to 5 accounts I need passwords for (1254 votes)

I don't have anything that requires a password		6 votes (0%)
I use the same password for every account		109 votes (9%)
I use mostly the same password		483 votes (39%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		380 votes (30%)
I use a different password most times		145 votes (12%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		120 votes (10%)
I use a password manager app or similar		11 votes (1%)

I have 6 to 10 accounts I need passwords for (3450 votes)

I use the same password for every account		128 votes (4%)
I use mostly the same password		1287 votes (37%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		1245 votes (36%)
I use a different password most times		447 votes (13%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		316 votes (9%)
I use a password manager app or similar		27 votes (1%)

I have 11 to 20 accounts I need passwords for (4601 votes)

I use the same password for every account		83 votes (2%)
I use mostly the same password		1300 votes (28%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		1794 votes (39%)
I use a different password most times		815 votes (18%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		525 votes (11%)
I use a password manager app or similar		84 votes (2%)

I have 21 to 30 accounts I need passwords for (2590 votes)

I use the same password for every account		42 votes (2%)
I use mostly the same password		551 votes (21%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		951 votes (37%)
I use a different password most times		507 votes (20%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		375 votes (14%)
I use a password manager app or similar		164 votes (6%)

I have 31 to 50 accounts I need passwords for (1845 votes)

I use the same password for every account		16 votes (1%)
I use mostly the same password		268 votes (15%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		674 votes (37%)
I use a different password most times		406 votes (22%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		287 votes (16%)
I use a password manager app or similar		194 votes (11%)

I have 51 to 100 accounts I need passwords for (1177 votes)

I use the same password for every account		8 votes (1%)
I use mostly the same password		117 votes (10%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		359 votes (31%)
I use a different password most times		233 votes (20%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		213 votes (18%)
I use a password manager app or similar		247 votes (21%)

I have over 100 accounts I need passwords for (972 votes)

I use the same password for every account		16 votes (2%)
I use mostly the same password		67 votes (7%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		153 votes (16%)
I use a different password most times		120 votes (12%)
I strictly use a different password for every account		138 votes (14%)
I use a password manager app or similar		478 votes (49%)

                   15,889 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.