World Password Day🔐A Call for Strong Password Habits
Who, in the modern, privacy-conscious digital world, do you believe is in charge of protecting your password?
- Is that just the two of us?
- Is that the duty of the developers?
- Is it the role of a security/quality analyst?
- Is it a problem for the product or solution designers/architects?
- Is that the job of the network/system administrator?
- Alternatively, it is everyone's duty!
- According to Microsoft, 99.9% of password risks can be neutralized using multi-factor authentication.
- 2020 was the year that credentials were the most often stolen form of data globally.
- The proportion of data breaches using credentials or passwords is 60%.
- 40% of respondents in a 2020 research claimed that a weak or easily cracked password has compromised their company's data.
- 99% of custodians keep keys in plain sight without protection.
- Approximately 82% of employees acknowledged using the same passwords repeatedly.
- The proportion of reused passwords that surfaced in several data breaches in 2020 was 60%.
- In 2020, the proportion of data breaches caused by credential stuffing was 25%.
- 37% of respondents still divulge their private passwords to third parties.
- ¾: the proportion of workers that use their personal and work account passwords interchangeably.
- Fewer than half of respondents are quite certain that their credentials are safe against hacking.
- 921 password attacks occur every second, which is almost twice as often as it was a year ago.
The following are some crucial links for you to look at:
- https://ntlm.pw/
- Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
- GhostProject - Data Breach Search Engine
- BreachDirectory - Check If Your Email or Username was Compromised
- ScatteredSecrets.com - Find Your Hacked Passwords
- DeHashed — #FreeThePassword
- Protect your online accounts using Password Monitor - Microsoft Support
- Observe the day, alter your passwords frequently, and do so if you feel suspicious.
- Encourage your friends, family, and coworkers.
- Use hidden vaults or secure credential managers, and create one-of-a-kind passwords.
- Make a virtual barrier that separates official and personal accounts.
- Construct or put into place robust, reliable authentication systems.
- Steer clear of sticky notes.
- Sharing does not imply caring when it comes to passwords!
#password #secure #privacy #protect
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