The Importance of Password Security
Remember we did a video the other day about how passwords can be easily cracked. The test hack cracked, I think, 80 million passwords in about a minute, and you might say, “Well, I have two-factor authentication.” Well, that’s great, but that’s also not enough to protect data, especially in the cloud. Ticketmaster, one of the largest companies, and also Santander Bank, have suffered data breaches because their two-factor authentication was easily breached. So if they can hack into a bank and Ticketmaster, your two-factor authentication might be more easily breached. Now, you’re not as big of a target, but it’s just a matter of time if these hackers are out there trying to hack thousands and thousands of people every day.
Proactive Measures
Now back to your security. That wheel is going to come around to you and you might be a victim. What do you do about it? Change your passwords regularly. Change your two-factor authentication regularly. I know it’s a pain in the neck because you’ve remembered yours, it’s in Google, it’s in your login, but it’ll keep you from having a threat event that takes your money, that locks up your bank account, that changes your insurance, that does all kinds of nasty stuff. Change it regularly.
Vigilance in Monitoring
Also, check your accounts to make sure that if there are activities happening you don’t know about, you know about them. Check your bank account every day or two. Check your insurance every week or so. Make sure everything’s the way it’s supposed to be because if you catch it early, sometimes the damages can be either reversed or be less than they would have been otherwise.
