"Passwords Under Seven Characters Can Be Easily Cracked"
"Passwords Under Seven Characters Can Be Easily Cracked"
According to Hive Systems, passwords with less than seven characters can be cracked in just hours. The increased use of stronger password hashing algorithms to protect data has lengthened the time it takes hackers to crack passwords. The increased time it takes hackers to crack passwords suggests that the cybersecurity industry has made significant improvements in protecting data. However, hackers continue to find new ways around even the most robust protections.