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The online world is more important than ever. With vast numbers of global workers opting to stay home or work flexibly rather than commute, concerns around online security have only continued to grow.
This worry is backed by real-life examples of catastrophic, costly, and potentially dangerous data breaches from some of the world’s most high-profile companies.
There have been several such incidents in the last few years. Each of these stories help provide more information on why we should all be more cautious with our data and work to secure it as efficiently as possible.
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Here are our top tips for password security – in the workplace and at home:
When it comes to passwords and internet security, sometimes the simpler solutions are actually the best.
We take a closer look at how to truly safeguard the information you value most.
We are often told how essential it is to create numerous complex passwords, and that they should be used uniquely across all our internet applications. The logic behind this decision may seem flawed, but it is rooted in real fears.
When it comes to business and the impact of Covid-19, agility and connectivity have been the buzzwords right from the get-go.
Quite literally overnight, employers and employees adapted their working practices as the ‘work from home’ mantra became loud and clear. And, to answer that call, our personal and professional digital lives have had to come to the fore.
Almost one year into the pandemic and estimates indicate that one in three of us are still working from home. While homeworking may now be the ‘new normal’ for many, it has also exposed many digital inequalities between urban and rural communities. And these inequalities are not necessarily new.
When it comes to passwords and internet security, sometimes the simpler solutions are actually the best.
Let’s take a closer look at how to truly safeguard the information you value most.
We are often told how essential it is to create numerous complex passwords, and that they should be used uniquely across all our internet applications. The logic behind this decision may seem flawed, but it is rooted in real fears.
However, in practice, having too many passwords can be a terrible headache – not to mention a potential security risk. What if you forget your vital passwords? What if you write them down and misplace the note? What if someone else finds your passwords and accesses your accounts?
Advice for many years has been to simply memorise your passwords instead of storing them. People have been told that storing passwords in any form is inherently a high-risk activity.
While we encourage the use of password managers (alongside recommendations from the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC), interest in this tech has remained low. Yet the recommends a refreshed approach to passwords. Would it work for you?
NCSC suggests that established thinking around password creation is flawed, because it expects the end-user (us) to memorise numerous lengthy passwords.
Instead of taking this approach, it may make more sense to instead opt for three ‘random’ words – strong enough to work on many different platforms, and to not be guessed by aspiring hackers – but not so obscure that you can’t remember them, either!
The strategy is informed by real-world customer behaviour, making it a little more grounded and practical in scope.
Key areas to consider with this approach include:
Of course, no password solution is entirely failsafe. There is always the possibility this approach could be seen as weaker than completely randomised password approaches, though the NCSC argues this is not entirely true.
Instead, the randomisation and length of the passwords could in fact be considerably stronger and more targeted than some passwords that are traditionally considered as efficient, but are actually incredibly easy to guess and exploit.
To find out more about the topic, head for the official National Cyber Security Centre website. Get practical help with your cybersecurity by contacting our expert team.
