7 Easy Steps to Create a Strong Password

Google reports that 24% of users have used “password,” “Qwerty,” or “123456” as their account password and that just 34% of users update their passwords on a regular basis.

Why is this a problem? Simple passwords are bad for your staff, network, and data, regardless of your industry or the degree of built-in cyber security protection at your company. Your network, email, and cloud application login credentials, along with your personal passwords for social media, email, online banking, and e-commerce websites, might all be stolen if a hacker manages to figure them out easily.

Recall that every login is an opportunity for a hacker to get access to the business network and steal information. Use password-security-focused micro- and nano-learnings, newsletters, and posters to educate staff members on the principles of strong password creation as part of your security awareness training and campaigns.

7 recommendations for strong passwords to abide by
Cybercriminals are aware that most users make easy-to-remember passwords and frequently use the same password for several accounts. This means that accessing the other accounts may be achieved rapidly with just one hack.

If you would like to establish a new password for any account that does not adhere to our password rules, please take a moment to consider these seven strong password-recommended practices:

1. Never use consecutive letters or digits.
   Don’t use 1234, qwerty, jklm, 6789, etc., as examples.

2. Avoid using your birth month or day, together with your birth year, in your password.
Keep in mind that hackers might get this data by breaking into your social media profiles.

3. Make use of a minimum of eight characters, digits, and symbols.
It is more difficult to guess a longer password with a greater range of characters. M0l#eb9Qv, for instance, employs a special arrangement of capital and lowercase characters, digits, and symbols.

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4. Incorporate a variety of unconnected terms into your passphrase or password.
Cybercriminals find it more difficult to guess your password because of this approach. Never utilize dialogue from well-known films, TV series, or songs. To make your passphrase, choose three or four longer words. Take 9SpidErscalKetobogGaN, for instance.

5. Avoid using terms or names that may be found in dictionaries.
To make it more difficult for someone to figure out the password, replace letters with numbers or symbols. Alternatively, purposefully misspell the passphrase or password. P8tty0G#5dn, for instance, is for “patio garden.”
To keep your credentials safe, use a password manager.

6. Never keep your computer’s passwords in a document. Make sure you’re storing all of your personal and business passwords in the password manager app that the IT/support staff sent you.

7. Never use the same password twice.
Each gadget, program, website, and piece of software needs its own secure password or PIN. Recall that if a hacker manages to figure out one of your passwords, they’ll use it to try to access all of your accounts, both personal and business.

Never divulge your credentials to third parties, please. This includes your family, friends, coworkers, the IT/support staff, and the customer service/helpdesk staff.