Passwords essentially are the gateways to our digital lives. From business accounts, social media, shopping, banking – you name it – if they’re compromised, it can have big implications. To mark the day, we’ve compiled the advice of some of the world’s leading experts in cybersecurity to help keep individuals and, ultimately, businesses safer on their way to solving password creation and management.
Curtis Simpson, CISO, Armis:
Most importantly, protect your credentials through the use of a token or app-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution. Refrain from relying on SMS-based MFA options or the use of security questions as neither are particularly secure. When protecting accounts with an effective MFA solution, even if someone gains access to your user ID and password, it’s highly unlikely that your credentials can actually be used to access your account. If your email accounts are not already protected using MFA, this should be priority #1 and should be enabled without delay. If a bad actor gains access to your email account, they can often reset passwords and gain access to many of your other accounts that have not already been protected with an effective MFA solution.
Additionally, use single sign-on where possible to access your accounts. This enables rapid access into your online apps without the need to manage many different passwords manually or using a password management app. If establishing a complex, highly secure password for your primary account (e.g. Gmail account) and protecting this primary account using MFA, each app accessed using this account is universally protected.
Where single sign-on is not an option, use a password manager solution and protect access to the pas ..
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