How many passwords do you have?

15 May 2017

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Cybersecurity has been in the news this week following the terrible worldwide malware attack which hit the NHS particularly hard. It’s a reminder for us all to ensure we’re cyber-safe (see Free Antivirus Software & Scam Spotters for help). Yet not using the same passwords for everything and changing them regularly is also important. So we wanted to delve into that. How many passwords do you have, from banks to social media, music-streaming services and more?

Cybersecurity has been in the news this week following the terrible worldwide malware attack which hit the NHS particularly hard. It’s a reminder for us all to ensure we’re cyber-safe (see Free Antivirus Software & Scam Spotters for help).

Yet not using the same passwords for everything and changing them regularly is also important. So we wanted to delve into that.

How many passwords do you have, from banks to social media, music-streaming services and more?

Results

I have 1 to 10 accounts I need passwords for (1768 votes)

I use the same / mostly the same password for every account		591 votes (33%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		684 votes (39%)
I use a different password most times		276 votes (16%)
I always use a different password for every account		203 votes (11%)
I use a password manager app or similar		14 votes (1%)

I have 11 to 25 accounts I need passwords for (2827 votes)

I use the same / mostly the same password for every account		610 votes (22%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		1007 votes (36%)
I use a different password most times		656 votes (23%)
I always use a different password for every account		439 votes (16%)
I use a password manager app or similar		115 votes (4%)

I have 26 to 50 accounts I need passwords for (2075 votes)

I use the same / mostly the same password for every account		254 votes (12%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		662 votes (32%)
I use a different password most times		515 votes (25%)
I always use a different password for every account		399 votes (19%)
I use a password manager app or similar		245 votes (12%)

I have 51 to 100 accounts I need passwords for (996 votes)

I use the same / mostly the same password for every account		78 votes (8%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		221 votes (22%)
I use a different password most times		237 votes (24%)
I always use a different password for every account		211 votes (21%)
I use a password manager app or similar		249 votes (25%)

I have over 100 I need passwords for (1049 votes)

I use the same / mostly the same password for every account		52 votes (5%)
I use different passwords for all my financial accounts, but mostly the same for others		144 votes (14%)
I use a different password most times		141 votes (13%)
I always use a different password for every account		158 votes (15%)
I use a password manager app or similar		554 votes (53%)

                   8,715 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.