Developer of password Manager and secure crypto Dashlane released the third version of its annual ranking of “Worst Offenders Password”. This list includes those users and organizations that allow for most violations when working with passwords.
In 2018 the third place in ranking Dashlane took captainvalor. The top 3 also included the Pentagon (the office is located on 2-th row) and in the top 10 – Google.
According to Dashlane, currently, the number of passwords that need to control the average Internet user is at level 200. The company estimates that by 2023 this figure will increase to 400.
“Passwords are the first line of defense against cyber-attacks. Weak and reused passwords, and poor password management of the organization, can easily expose confidential information at risk. A huge number of accounts requiring a password means that anyone can make the mistakes that make the participants of our rating. We hope that our list will serve as an alarm that will encourage everyone to follow best practice password protection”, – said the head of Dashlane , Emmanuel Shalit (Schalit Emmanuel).
To enhance account protection Dashlane recommends three main safety rules:
- Make sure all accounts are protected by passwords, including email accounts, servers, applications, and anything that may contain sensitive personal data. The presence of a strong password is often the only line of defense between user data and hackers.
- Use complicated passwords so that a hacker couldn’t guess by examining available information about the user. Ideally, passwords should not contain names and proper nouns, which can be easily associated with the user, and easily recognizable numeric sequence, such as date of birth. All passwords should contain more than 8 characters long and combine letters, numbers and symbols.
- Avoid using the same passwords in different accounts. Each account should be protected with its own unique password. This will reduce the risk of hacking of several accounts at a time.
It should be noted that in cryptosphere password management is even more difficult than in other industries. After cryptocurrencies actively started to grow last year, some investors have tried in vain to recall long-forgotten passwords to cryptocotylar. Some of them even asked for the help of a hypnotist to extract valuable data from your subconscious. And the user exchange CryptoPay sent us a bomb for refusing to change the password.
Materials on the subject:
- Hijacking the crypt: how to become a smarter hacker
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