Any password under seven characters can be cracked within a matter of hours, according to Hive Systems.
The time it takes to crack passwords increases
Due to the widespread use of stronger password hashing algorithms to protect data, the time it takes hackers to crack passwords has increased.
“Looking at the data and the increase in time it takes hackers to crack passwords, it could be easy to assume that the cybersecurity industry has made great strides in protecting our data,” said Alex Nette, CEO of Hive Systems.
