In these strange times, we all need something to celebrate, so happy World Password Day!
Intel started World Password Day in 2013 and the first Thursday in May has been used to promote good password practices ever since.
The need for strong passwords to protect personal data has been well-documented, with the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report revealing that 80% of hacking-related breaches involve compromised and weak credentials.
But lately World Password Day has become the topic of considerable debate. Last year, some voices in the industry suggested that World Password Day 2019 should be the last, pointing towards an industry-wide move away from passwords and toward more risk-based authentication.
Several cybersecurity professionals have commented on the celebration of World Password Day – many advocate the use of password managers, and all of them agree that you should never, ever reuse the same password across different accounts.
Here’s some of their tips to brush up your knowledge of password hygiene best practices:
Niamh Muldoon, Senior Director of Trust and Security at OneLogin:
“Have you thought about how secure your remote working set up really is? According to a global survey from OneLogin, which surveyed remote workers from Germany, France, Ireland, the USA and UK, password best practices have not taken priority under the current spike in remote working, with 36% of global respondents admitting they have not changed their home WiFi password in more than a year, leaving corporate devices exposed to a potential security breach.
Working from home can often blur the line between work and leisure as many of share or use work devices outside of office hours and 1 in 5 global resp ..
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