Jimmy Kimmel asks people on Hollywood Boulevard to share their passwords, revealing common weak choices and highlighting cybersecurity risks.
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Key Takeaways
- Many people use weak, easily guessable passwords based on personal information.
- Cybersecurity remains a critical issue despite government initiatives.
- Individuals must take responsibility for improving their own password security.
- Public awareness about password strength is still low.
- Humor can be an effective way to raise awareness about cybersecurity risks.
What the video covers
- The video discusses growing concerns about cybersecurity following the Sony hack.
- President Obama has proposed new measures to combat hackers, to be addressed in the State of the Union.
- Despite government efforts, individuals need to better protect their own information.
- The most popular password in the US is 'password123', showing widespread vulnerability.
- Jimmy Kimmel’s team interviews people on Hollywood Boulevard, asking them to share their passwords.
- Many people use easily guessable passwords based on pets’ names, birthdays, or family members.
- Examples include passwords like 'Jolie61295' or 'Maria' based on personal information.
- The video humorously exposes how weak many passwords are and the risks involved.
- Jimmy Kimmel encourages viewers to explore more content on his YouTube channel.
- The video combines humor with an important message about online security.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction to cybersecurity concerns
- 00:14Government actions on hacking
- 00:22Need for personal password protection
- 00:35Street interviews about passwords
- 00:51Examples of passwords based on pets and birthdays
- 01:44More password examples and cultural references
- 02:33Conclusion and humorous closing remarks
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
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You know, we've been hearing a lot about cybersecurity lately, largely because of what happened to Sony. Companies and individuals are more concerned about the safety and privacy of their information than ever. President Obama has unveiled a number of new proposals this week to
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crack down on hackers, and he plans to address this in the State of the Union speech on Tuesday. It's great that the government is working on this, but the truth of the matter is we need to do
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a better job of protecting ourselves. You know, the most popular password in the United States is password 123, and as long as that's the case, we're vulnerable. So today, we sent a camera out on Hollywood Boulevard to
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help people by asking them to tell us their password, and this is how that went. We're talking about cybersecurity today and how safe people's passwords are. What is one of your online passwords currently? It is my dog's name and the
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year I graduated from high school. Oh, what kind of dog do you have? I have a 12-pound Papillon. And what's his name? Jameson. Jameson. And where did you go to school? Um, I went to school back in Greensburg,
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Pennsylvania. What school? Hatfield Area Senior High School. Oh, when did you graduate? In 2009. Oh, great. It's like my cat's name and then just like a random number. Okay. Have you had this cat for a while? Yeah, she's my childhood pet. And
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what's her name? Her name is Jolie. Jolie. Mhm. So, like a password of yours would be Jolie and then a number? Yeah, like number one, uh, like my birthday. Oh, when is your birthday? Uh, June 12th. Oh, nice. And what
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year were you born? Uh, '95. Oh, great. So Jolie 6 12 95, got it. So you mean to give my password right now? No, I cannot do that, but we all want to know what it is so we can tell you if it's strong or not.
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Oh my goodness. Um, um, let me think. Okay, one is Tel Aviv. Yeah, 468, and then Israel. It's only three, but it's, you know, it's, uh, for me, it's strong enough. Ireland 2 3 4 JMA 1 2 3 spell G E M M A. Well, most
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of them are Italian. Oh, beautiful. Yeah. So, like, what's a good Italian password? Uh, my grandma's name. What's your grandma's name? Uh, Maria. Maria. So Maria is your password? Oh, yeah. Now you know my password. Oh, yeah. Yeah, well, the important thing is
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they learned a terrible lesson. Hi, I'm Jimmy Kimmel. Did you know there are things other than pornography on the internet? Watch them on the Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube channel, which, much like your own body, I encourage you to
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explore.
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