{"id":223787,"date":"2022-05-06T00:05:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=115507"},"modified":"2022-05-06T00:05:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:05:59","slug":"six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Non-Negotiables of Password Security \u2013 World Password Day, May 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=115508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-115508 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-115508 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\">Six Non-Negotiables of Password Security \u2013 World Password Day, May 5th<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s World Password Day today. And while most of us feel we would never use a hackable password, do we actually know what a robust password is? Or how many passwords we should have? Or where we should store them?<\/p>\n<p>History has proven that even large enterprises have fallen prey to hackers through basic password hygiene. In March, the Brazilian hacking group N4ughtySecTU demanded $15 million from TransUnion to not publish millions of personal records which had been reportedly accessed by using \u201cpassword\u201d \u2013 the fifth most common password in 2021 \u2013 according to virtual private network provider, Nordpass.<\/p>\n<p>David Lees, co-Founder of IronTree, a leading Managed Service Provider in the Middle East and Africa region offering a suite of backup and cybersecurity products, which was acquired by Metrofile in December 2021, explains, \u201cThese days, there are numerous ways to create robust passwords and save them for easy and swift retrieval. Tools like KeyChain Access or software like 1Password, LastPass or Dashlane. Beyond that, you need to \u201cLayerUp\u201d, adding two-factor authentication (2FA).<\/p>\n<p>Companies are unaware of the daily threat via malware and ransomware, with cybercriminals becoming smarter in their approach. Most need intelligent password management, with frequent editing, but that\u2019s basic. You need an expert partner, and not just software, to protect data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Businesses have a legal obligation to protect consumer data under the new POPIA act, so they will need cybersecurity, backup, disaster recovery for emergencies, private hosting, and POPIA compliance. That is essentially our five-pronged security suite at IronTree. It has helped us to be acknowledged as Acronis Cyberfit Partner Award for \u201cBest Service Provider\u2019 in 2021 across the Middle East and Africa Region\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 common passwords in 2021 and how long it takes to crack them, according to Nordpass:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>123456: Less than one second to crack, with 103 million uses counted in a study<\/li>\n<li>123456789: Less than one second to crack, with 46 million uses counted in a study<\/li>\n<li>12345: Less than one second to crack, with 32 million uses counted in a study<\/li>\n<li>qwerty: Less than one second to crack, 22 million uses counted in a study<\/li>\n<li>password: Less than one second to crack, with 22 million uses counted in a study<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>IronTree proposes \u201cThe Secure Six\u201d password tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create complex and unique passwords, which are not easy to guess.<\/li>\n<li>Change them every few weeks, or even months.<\/li>\n<li>Make use of a password manager. Password managers act as a library for all your credentials and plug into desktop apps as well as your browser. Your browser does not count as a password manager as a hacker can access the cache your credentials are stored in and exfiltrate them. A password manager can also add multi-factor authentication (\u201cMFA\u201d) to your credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Following that, use multi-factor authentication. Make sure it is enabled on as many of your accounts as possible. This means you\u2019ll need to verify a login attempt before you\u2019re able to access that service. MFA also ensures that, if an account of yours gets compromised, the hacker won\u2019t be able to access that account until the login is authenticated.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use the same password across multiple accounts. This ensures that if one of your accounts is compromised, it won\u2019t lead to more accounts being hacked.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t share your personal passwords and store them securely. You shouldn\u2019t keep your PC\u2019s password on a sticky note stuck to your desk or write it down in a notebook. This allows anyone to see your password and use it to access your accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Unpacking password management statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2020: the year when the top type of information stolen around the world was credentials.<\/li>\n<li>60%: the percentage of data breaches that involve credentials.<\/li>\n<li>40%: the percentage of people in a 2020 study who said that their company data was compromised because of a weak or cracked password.<\/li>\n<li>20: the number of common categories into which the majority of passwords fit.<\/li>\n<li>40%: the percentage of organizations that rely on sticky notes for remembering passwords.<\/li>\n<li>82%: the percentage of workers who admitted recycling the same passwords.<\/li>\n<li>60%: the percentage of recycled passwords that appeared in multiple data leaks in 2020.<\/li>\n<li>25%: the percentage of data breaches, which were a result of credential stuffing in 2020.<\/li>\n<li>\u00be: the number of employees who use the same passwords for their work accounts as they do for their personal accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The history, according to National Day Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1961: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) creates the computer password so that multiple people can use a shared computer system.<\/li>\n<li>1971: Public-key cryptography is created so two people can authenticate each other without exchanging a cryptographic key.<\/li>\n<li>1979: Weak Passwords: A study done by Morris and Thompson demonstrates that guessing passwords through personal information is easier than deciphering passwords.<\/li>\n<li>1986 Two-Factor Authentication: Two-Factor Authentication emerges and is adopted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>#WorldPasswordDay #PasswordDay #StrongPassword #WeakPassword #ChangeYourPassword<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact info@mediaweb.co.za or call 021 419 3144.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><br \/>https:\/\/www.itweb.co.za\/content\/o1Jr5Mx9BVjqKdWL<br \/>https:\/\/nordpass.com\/most-common-passwords-list\/<br \/>https:\/\/nationaldaycalendar.com\/world-password-day-first-thursday-in-may\/<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rist.tech.cornell.edu\/6431papers\/MorrisThompson1979.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Click to access MorrisThompson1979.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">136<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/six-non-negotiables-of-password-security-world-password-day-may-5th\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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