Attackers can crack 1 in 80 Accounts

This is an interesting study and the findings are very useful to improving email security, particularly with webmail type services like Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo. They found in this study that attackers were able to crack one in eighty accounts by guessing answers. The results surprised the group conducting the study, they did not anticipate it would be this statistically easy to do. So word to the wise, use the more complicated verification answers whenever possible if you want your accounts to remain secure. We’re usually given a number of choices when we sign up. http://amplify.com/u/2v47