Weak Credential Information as a Threat to Online Security

Weak credential information poses lots of threats to online security. Online credentials form an integral part of online activities with the increasing number of activities of human life now on the web like transactions involving the transfer of funds, social media handles, medical records and other sensitive data hosted in the clouds which can be accessed from anywhere using the web. It is important to have strong online credentials that would curb if not remove the threats it poses when weak credentials are chosen. This paper looks at weak credential information as a threat to online security, review current situation and evaluate the need for a stronger credential information as a means to reduce the threat to online security. Another objective of this paper is to suggest better ways to choosing stronger credential information on the web like biometric authentication. Keywords: Passwords, Authentication, Complexity, Memorability, Cybercrime, cyber safety