Why Passwords are Your Business’s Weakest Point
In today’s digital world, safeguarding your organization’s online assets is critical. Unfortunately, poor password hygiene practices by some employees cause problems for many small businesses, leaving them vulnerable to hackers.
Cybercriminals are constantly trying to find new ways to break into business systems. Sadly, too often, they succeed thanks to weak passwords. In fact, nearly 50% of cyberattacks last year involved weak or stolen passwords.* This calls for small businesses like yours to step up and take password security seriously and implement strong password policies.
Fortunately, there are a few best practices that you can follow to protect your business. Before we get into those, here are the top 10 most common passwords available on the dark web that you should avoid at all costs:
123456
123456789
Qwerty
Password
12345
12345678
111111
1234567
123123
Qwerty123
Password best practices
When your team is aware of password best practices, they can significantly ramp up your cybersecurity.
Use a password manager
One of the most important things to keep your passwords safe is to use a password manager. A password manager helps you create and store strong passwords for all your online accounts. Password managers can also help you keep track of your passwords and ensure they are unique for each account.
Implement single sign-on (SSO)
Single sign-on is a popular password solution that allows users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials. This means that you only need to remember one password to access all your online accounts.
While SSO is a convenient solution, remember that all your accounts are only as secure as your SSO password. So, if you’re using SSO, make a strong, unique password that you don’t use for anything else.
Avoid reusing passwords on multiple accounts
If a hacker gains access to one of your accounts, they will try to use that same password to access your other accounts. By having different passwords for different accounts, you can limit the damage that a hacker can cause.
However, avoid jotting down your passwords on a piece of paper and instead depend on a safe solution like using a reliable password manager.
Make use of two-factor authentication (2FA)
One of the best ways to protect your online accounts is to use two-factor authentication (2FA). In addition to your password, 2FA requires you to enter a code from your phone or another device. Even if someone knows your password, this method makes it much more difficult for them to hack into your account.
While 2FA is not perfect, it is a robust security measure that can assist in the protection of your online accounts. We recommend that you begin using 2FA if you haven’t already. If you use 2FA, make sure each account has a strong and unique code.
Don’t use the information available on your social media
Many people use social media to connect with friends and family, stay up to date on current events or share their thoughts and experiences with others. However, social media can also be a source of valuable personal information for criminals.
When creating passwords, you must avoid using information easily obtainable on your social media accounts. This includes your name, birth date and other details that could be used to guess your password. By taking this precaution, you can help keep your accounts safe and secure.
An IT service provider can help you
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, you may not be able to devote sufficient time and effort to combat them. As an IT service provider, we can ensure your team creates strong passwords, stores them securely and changes them on a regular basis.
Schedule a no-obligation consultation with us today to learn more about how we can help protect you from poor password hygiene.
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Battle Mages
Doesn't it seem, at least in the series, that warlocks are kinda easy pickings for the circle? I mean, they have magic.
They should be able to put up more of a fight.
Should be way harder to kill or kidnap.
Unless offensive magic, magic meant to use in a fight, is something that needs to be learned and mastered. (just like humans - and shadowhunters - need to learn how to fight and train that ability.)
Maybe magic that is meant for fighting is hard to learn and master.
Or it's something many warlocks don't wish to learn as the aggressiveness that is part of fighting is too close to their demonic origins (something I think almost every warlock detests.) (Or, you know, just like not every human learns to fight, because they simply don't want to)
So Magnus being able to use battle magic, and being damn good at it, is actually one of the reasons he is High Warlock?
And also the reason why the New York Institute tries their best to have a good work relationship with him?
Maybe even to the point where they encourage Alec to reciprocate interest? (in case of series re-write)
And there are obviously magics that warlocks can specialize in. Like Catarina, who is allegedly the best healer. So the same should be true for other magics as well. Including fighting magic.
And someone like Magnus who has a tremendous power base thanks to who his father is, simply has a larger pool to take from for learning. But that still requires him to learn this kind of magic.
And then there is the fact that Magnus knows how to fight the mundane way as well, as seen in his sparring match with Alec.
So this is something that Magnus willingly studied in order to be able to fight. So he also willingly studied magic that would enable him to fight. Through those little memory flashbacks we saw him in a uniform during a war, so again there is the proof of Magnus being no stranger to battle.
Magnus is a fighter. But it is something he chose to be.
Obviously for good reasons.
But it's also understandable that other warlocks would choose not to be fighters. Not to learn how to use their magic in offensive ways. So they are more easily attacked by circle members.
Dot, too, was no match for the circle. Whereas Magnus killed those that came for the hideout
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