eSafety is no joke. Protect your online passwords with these tips.
Password Management 101
Having good security is key to surviving in the cyber world. But how secure are you, how safe are your accounts, and how protected is your password keeping you safe from ALL that lurks online?
We have been an established MSP and MSSP for over 30 years and our Purpose is simple: To provide our clients with a secure and productive workplace.
Password Management is one of the top tasks we have to perform on a daily basis.
Being an information/knowledge worker, your password is your key. Without proper password management, we would have failed in our sole purpose - Giving you a secure and productive environment.
Below are a few tips on keeping your account/password as secure as possible
Password Policy
Password Policy Enforcement is important as it will ensure that the users are creating secure passwords and changing them every once in a while.
Remember your own password!
The best way to store your password is to remember them. This is the best way to protect your accounts.
Keep that password safe.
Never share any public personal information (PII)
This could mean Password name, birthday, username, or email. This can also include your hobbies or favourite individuals (celebrities, name of family pet, and sporting/gaming identities)
Do not share your password with anyone. Change your password if you think it is compromised.
Do not share your password with anyone else; keep it confidential. If someone else knows your password, they can access your accounts and misuse them without your permission.
Create strong passwords containing 14 Characters or more
Having a short password like “57CatHat” and a simple 14 or more character password “MyanPositive2012” are no longer valid passwords to use in the common age as modern GPUs can crack simple passwords within minutes. Create strong passwords using the technique called “passphrase”. For example, a passphrase such as “I enjoy going on holiday on 4 July” is considered a very strong password, but how to have an extreme password that can take a targeted attack months or maybe years to hack, add special characters to your password. This could be as simple as replacing the word “a” with “@”. For example, “(! 3nj0y g0!ng_ON_H0L!D@Y$_ON_4-July.)” is considered an extremely safe and secure password to use, and it’s also simple to remember, with special characters included over time. It has the same level of security as using “wO2{yC9$oU3;nO9(cX8.nY1$rT8}xE0)”, which is not as easy to remember when compared.
It is best to change your password regularly and use a combination of letters (both upper- and lowercase), numbers, and symbols for added security.
Turn on your MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
If your password gets compromised and your account login details are breached. An MFA stops the threat attack from using your account by enabling a feature that sends an approve or denies prompt on your physical device. So the only way a hacker can bypass your account is to know you personally and steal a device you always keep on you.
Always use SSO (Single Sign-on) as much as possible and maintain your password change policy
SSO is a single sign-on application that can manage multiple accounts while only using one credential to log on. This helps the people who have to manage dozens and dozens of accounts, as remembering all these accounts may be near impossible for one individual. SSO application control makes sure to work still within the recommended password control by creating advanced and hard-to-crack passwords for each account but allowing the user to only need to remember one login credential.
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This is Part of our Cyber Security awareness educational campaign. Through this training, you will learn awareness and key principles, and best practices to protect yourself, your organisation, and the public from cyber attackers. You will also be equipped with the knowledge to identify potential threats and take action before any damage can occur.