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2022

They’re strange, they’re complex, they’re everywhere, and we forget them far more than is absolutely healthy for us. No, we’re not talking about anniversaries (though sometimes we are! You’ll see what we mean). We’re talking about your passwords! We use them to secure the most private parts of our lives and to help protect our finances, our health records, or maybe just our emails. World Password Day reminds us of the importance of these little crypto-keys and the role they play in making sure we keep hold of our lives, identity thieves are everywhere, and these are your first digital line of defense.

Password Security and Management Tips

World Password Day 2022 is the perfect time to assess password security and take steps to ensure that all accounts are properly secured with strong and unique passwords, and start following password best practices:

-Ensure a strong, unique password is set for all accounts
-Use a combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols in passwords
-Use easy to remember passphrases rather than passwords, that have a minimum of 14 characters
-Never reuse passwords on multiple accounts
-Don’t use information in passwords that can be found in social media profiles (DOB, spouse or pet name, etc.) or are known to others
-Ensure 2-factor authentication is set up, especially for accounts containing sensitive data
-Use a secure password generator to generate random strings of characters
-Avoid using dictionary words and commonly used passwords
-Use a password manager for creating strong passwords and secure storage, and set a long and complex passphrase for your password vault.