> Goodbye, 123456: Blackberry bans weak passwords

Blackberry has always had a reputation for taking particular care when it comes to security. Its enterprise-server-based deployment configuration was one of the reasons the Blackberry soared to such a high penetration rate in North America, pre-iPhone. Now, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion is tackling the consumer side of things, banning 106 passwords from being used with its devices because they are too weak.