Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Week 2: Passwords
Passwords are a common target for hackers, they go after both business and personal passwords hoping people reuse their passwords across multiple sites.
No matter the account, all passwords should be created with these three words in mind:
- Long — At least 12 characters
- Unique — Never reuse passwords. Each account needs its own unique password
- Complex — Use a combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters. Some websites will even let you include spaces
Passphrases are great because they are easy to remember and hard for hackers to guess or crack. This is because they tend to be longer and more complex than traditional passwords.
Cybersecurity Learning
Brush up on your cybersecurity knowledge with these fun and entertaining videos. Each video is just a few minutes, enjoy!
