Importance of strong passwords & practices
James Dickinson
Founder and Director @ Capacitate Group Limited | Cyber assessment, Digital Transformation & Strategy
Setting up different passwords for so many platforms can be a bit bothersome. However, having the same one for all of them can be quite a scare as well. Here's a post I've come across that emphasizes the importance of strong passwords.
"To prevent Shoulder Surfing attacks, there are a number of things you can do. Cover your hands when entering a PIN number or using a pattern unlock. Ensure there are no cameras with visibility of your screen or your keyboard. Where possible, enable password hiding on your screen and only view the entered password in plain text if you need to confirm what you have entered or check for mistakes.
Preventing keyloggers from recording your keystrokes can be as simple as checking your computer for suspicious connected devices and removing them or running endpoint protection on your device. Endpoint Protection or Next Generation Anti-Virus (NGAV) on your device will detect suspicious programs or processes running and quarantine them, preventing them from operating and stealing your keystroke and typing behavioural information You can also use on-screen virtual keyboards to prevent keystrokes being recorded."
You can read more on this blog post here. And share some of your thoughts in the commentelow.
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3 年James Dickinson, your timing is impeccable. We're busy preaching to anyone who will listen to go Passwordless!! Having recently commissioned an Endpoint Ecosystem study (https://endpointecosystem.com/), one in three people out there still write their passwords on paper or in their notes app on their phone!!! Passwords are a 60's invention. They need to go...but in the meantime, your advice is spot on.
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3 年Thanks for highlighting to me on Facebook, those questions about "What was your first car?" is just fishing for your likely passwords, among the more serious stuff your work on for clients.
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3 年so no passwords as follows: password, pa$$w0rd", password123, admin123, etc then? :-)