Thursday, February 6, 2014
In a recent study by consumer advocate Dashlane, the top 100 online marketplaces were ranked according to password safeguards. These include criteria like refusing to accept weak passwords, length requirements, blocking login after a few failed attempts and more.
Here are the scores, ranked from best to worst. A perfect score is 100, but the worst of the worst have negative scores.
Apple 100
Microsoft 65
Chegg 65
Newegg 60
Target 60
Williams-Sonoma 55
CDW 50
Amway 45
Musician's Friend 45
Nike 45
Best Buy 40
WW Grainger 40
Walgreens 40
Express 40
Sony 35
Abercrombie & Fitch 35
Bass Pro Outdoor 35
CVS 35
MSC Industrial Supply 30
Hayneedle 30
Oriental Trading Co. 30
The Children's Place Retail Stores 30
OfficeMax 25
Nordstrom 25
Deluxe Corp. 25
Crate and Barrel 25
American Eagle 24
Ann Inc. 20
Sears 19
Dell 19
Neiman Marcus 19
Saks 14
Lowe's 14
LL Bean 10
Avon Products 4
DSW 4
JC Penny -5
Foot Locker -6
Costco -10
Gap -10
Green Mountain Coffee -10
GameStop -11
Chico's FAS -11
Gilt Groupe -13
Estee Lauder -15
PC Connection -18
HSN -25
Etsy -25
The Home Depot -25
Staples -30
Barnes and Noble -30
ShopNBC -30
CafePress -30
Office Depot -35
Macy's -35
HP Home/Office Store -35
Rakuten -35
Cabela's -35
Ralph Lauren -35
Build -35
Sierra Trading Post -35
Northern Tool -37
Amazon -40
Walmart -40
Kohl's -40
Fingerhut (Bluestern Brands) -40
Scholastic Inc. -40
Eddie Bauer -40
1 Sale a Day -40
Victoria's Secret -44
Overstock -45
Vistaprint -45
Fanatics -45
Urban Outfitters -45
Shutterfly -45
Wayfair -45
PCM -45
Groupon -45
REI -45
Blue Nile -45
Fresh Direct -45
RueLaLa -45
Zulily -45
1-800 Contacts -45
Disney Store -45
Net-A-Porter -45
Hulu -45
Shoebuy -45
Edible Arrangement -45
Restoration Hardware -45
1-800 Flowers -46
Vitacost -50
Nutrisystem -50
American Girl -50
J. Crew -55
Toys R Us -60
Aeropostale -60
Dick's Sporting Good -65
Karmaloop -70
MLB -75