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\"data<\/a>Should you care about how your employees protect their personal passwords? \u00a0Depending on your password protection policy in the workplace, your employees may create passwords based on familiar passwords they use for personal use. \u00a0Cybercriminals often hack personal websites for privacy information, including username and passwords, so they can gain access to internal systems. \u00a0Offering tips to your employees on creating strong passwords may help you protect your valuable corporate data.<\/p>\n

Passwords are essential for keeping information safe. Since they are a fact of life, we need to know how to keep our systems secure. This takes individual and corporate responsibility.<\/p>\n

First, individual responsibility. What best practices can individuals establish to keep login credentials safe?<\/p>\n

Start with a Strong Password<\/h2>\n

Create a strong password, instead of using easy guesses: Though they may be hard to remember, they are also hard for someone else to guess\u2014and hack. Use combinations of capital and lower-case letters; if possible, include numbers and other special characters if your system allows. Numbers can replace letters (3 for \u201ce\u201d, @ for \u201ca\u201d, etc.). Avoid passwords using names of family members, pets, employers or favorite bands. Completely avoid default passwords like \u201cpassword\u201d or \u201cadmin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Change Your Passwords Frequently<\/h2>\n

Just like you change your smoke alarm batteries, you should change passwords even more frequently. According to a 2014 CompTIA Network+ training blog, change passwords every 30, 60 to 90 days or so. Even if a hacker or malicious site (\u201cmalware\u201d) gets the old password, that password cannot be used. \u00a0Tagging a number to a previous password or using a similar password isn\u2019t safe enough; the new password needs to be substantially different.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Recycle Passwords<\/h2>\n

It may seem like a shortcut to have the same password for multiple sites (so you don\u2019t have to remember so many credentials). But if a hacker gets access to the password for one account, they can access multiple accounts.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Share Your Password<\/h2>\n

This may seem obvious, but don\u2019t share your password even with people you trust. \u00a0When you share a password, you lose control over what happens with the password, yet you are also responsible for the consequences of misuse.<\/p>\n

Keep Business and Personal Account Logins Separate<\/h2>\n

That is, don\u2019t use the same password for online shopping or social media accounts as for a system login at work. Data breaches occur, and if a password for a personal account is the same as for a professional account, a hacker can access confidential information easily and cause damage to more than just one account.<\/p>\n

While individuals may know all these guidelines, employers can and should have systems and practices in place to help individuals keep confidential information secure. Here are some ways employers can do this:<\/p>\n

Relieve the burden of remembering multiple passwords. At the very least, instruct your workers to store their passwords in an encrypted document that only they can access. Better yet, invest in a password management system that automates strong password generation and update requirements, and manages user permissions. Passwords are stored in secure vaults that are also easily accessible.<\/p>\n

Add a step, by using multi-factor authorization. Complex passwords are a good start, but remembering one \u2013 let alone many\u2014is challenging. Multi-factor authorization provides a one-time password or PIN through a smartphone, token or fob. Use hand in hand with SSO (single sign-on) to boost productivity and make security even stronger. Workers will spend more time getting work done, and less time trying to remember passwords.<\/p>\n

All of these precautions\u2014both individual and corporate\u2014are needed to keep confidential information safe. Individuals can develop strong passwords, and corporate IT departments can implement tools and systems to help them.<\/p>\n

Contact your network consultant and IT Security specialist for more information on how you can implement controls to ensure your company passwords are protected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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