A 2023 survey of Canadians showed that 10 percent changed passwords once a month or more often. A further 16 percent said they changed passwords less frequently than once a month but at least every three months. A quarter of respondents reported changing their passwords less often than once a year.
Frequency of changing passwords on sites requiring financial information among internet users in Canada as of January 2023
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CPA Canada. (February 15, 2023). Frequency of changing passwords on sites requiring financial information among internet users in Canada as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343882/canada-password-changing-frequency/
CPA Canada. "Frequency of changing passwords on sites requiring financial information among internet users in Canada as of January 2023." Chart. February 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343882/canada-password-changing-frequency/
CPA Canada. (2023). Frequency of changing passwords on sites requiring financial information among internet users in Canada as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343882/canada-password-changing-frequency/
CPA Canada. "Frequency of Changing Passwords on Sites Requiring Financial Information among Internet Users in Canada as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343882/canada-password-changing-frequency/
CPA Canada, Frequency of changing passwords on sites requiring financial information among internet users in Canada as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343882/canada-password-changing-frequency/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Frequency of changing passwords on sites requiring financial information among internet users in Canada as of January 2023 [Graph], CPA Canada, February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343882/canada-password-changing-frequency/