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Poorly chosen passwords are the number one cause of accounts being compromised (with re-using passwords between multiple accounts a close second), rather than imposing complicated rules of upper case, lower case, number, length and so forth. We maintain a large list of black listed passwords (there are several million bad passwords on the list). This list is derived from a variety of sources including dictionaries and lists of names, but most importantly, we include long lists of leaked passwords from sites such as LinkedIn and RockYou. Finally, we use the same tools password hackers do to verify that passwords are not easily guessable. How to make a strong password

Two Factor Logins

All Online Appliances require two-factor logins to gain entry to them. This means you need to enter a code generated by a smart phone app, or emailed to you to login as well as your normal password. This means that even if an attacker can guess a password, they cannot login.

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