Once again 'lack of' security has hit the headlines with the Yorkshire Building Society being found guilty of leaving an insufficiently secure laptop overnight, leading to it being stolen. To compound this, it was left with hand written password notes!! We have also very recently heard of many thousands of PayPal accounts compromised through iTunes and the huge financial company Zurich 'losing' an unencrypted backup tape. The impact of all of these cases means that many of their customers have had their details in the hands of unscrupulous individuals.
How many times do we have to be caught with our doors and windows open before we take it seriously?
Just having the details of existing accounts is not enough to assume the users identity, there is also another piece of information that is paramount..the password .
So, are your passwords strong enough?
Did you know that experts have found t is possible to break an 8 digit password in approximately 2 hours?
The good news is that should you choose to add 4 extra characters to your password, it will take 17,134 years to make the password snap.
There are many ways we can help ourselves to limit the possibility of our passwords being broken. They include;
- Having a policy to change it regularly
- Making sure we always use unrelated/complex words
- Maybe start to use full sentences as a password?
If you would like further help or advice on security related to your IT, we have experts on hand ready to take your call.
02380 386586
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