ABC Melbourne Drive: password problems

No one is perfect at passwords, but what tips can be used to fix that problem once and for all? Pickr joins the ABC to explain.

No one is perfect at passwords, but what tips can be used to fix that problem once and for all? Pickr joins the ABC to explain.

We all have lots of passwords, but very few of us have passwords that are genuinely good and genuinely secure, and there’s a great reason why: great passwords are really complex. That’s a problem for our memories, which invariably aren’t great at recalling hugely complex and difficult to recall combinations of text and numbers.

So what can regular people do?

Ahead of World Password Day on May 7, Pickr’s Leigh Stark joins ABC Melbourne Drive with Ali Moore to talk password hygiene and what people can do, while also answering some complex questions for listeners, too.

Hear the segment from ABC Melbourne Drive on May 5, 2026, kicking in from the 1 hour 38 minute mark.