Passwords are painful. They’re one of those “suck it up and accept it” factors of life online.

If you’re anything like me (and according to Google’s intel, most of you are) you likely use one of two-three different passwords for an average of 15-20 online accounts. And, as icing on the cake, Google also says that most of us use the same passwords. There seems to be a common pool of one million words that we – as online man kind – seem to think make the best (and most secure).

This data makes me think of Hackers that sweet 90’s movie with Angelina Jolie. According to that classic flick, the most common passwords were sex, god and …. (bonus points if you know the other one). The movie also thought roller blades were cool – so I’ll take its credibility with a grain of salt.

Now put on your “evil” hat…
Now that you know this hard do you think it would be compromise so-called “secure” information online?
No wonder there’s so many voices debating the security of data in the cloud.

Enter Usable.

Their Goal, says CEO Rachna Dhamija, is to “keep your secrets safe in the cloud.” In fact she believes the cloud can (and should) be the most secure place; and after receiving her Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley for her dissertation “Authentication for Humans: The Design and Analysis of Usable Security Systems” she went on to launch Usable and Usable Login.

UsableLogin makes passwords obsolete and gives you secure access to any web site. All you have to do is recognize your picture and remember one simple codeword to log in securely, anywhere.

Usable creates a strong, unique password for everysite… All you need to do is login with your one codeword – anywhere. For someone like me, Usable is a blessing!

To find out more about what Rachna and her team are working on, and what’s in store next – register for Under the Radar: Clarity in the Cloud on April 24 in Mountain View, CA.