With all the recent news of widespread听corporate security breaches, creating a unique password for each of your accounts can be paramount in ensuring that if your password gets stolen, it cannot be used to gain access to your other accounts.听听听
Hackers are cunning creatures, always on the lookout for security vulnerabilities, and weak or stolen passwords remain their primary point of entry.听听If you use听your听password听for multiple accounts听(even if you have the longest, strongest password in the world),听you are putting yourself at risk for a significant hack if听just听one听of the services you subscribe to experiences a security breach.听
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Let鈥檚 say you use your 麻豆AV password to log in to Facebook as well.听 If Facebook experiences a security breach and user credentials are compromised (which has occurred multiple times), this not only makes your Facebook data vulnerable, but听all听accounts that use your 麻豆AV password.听
Picture this:听
- Hackers obtain your password from Facebook.听
- They log into your account and now have access to听everything听you share.听
- If you have listed your workplace, as many of us do, guess where the hacker is going to attack next?听听听听听
Now your personal data, as well as 麻豆AV protected data has been compromised.听 It鈥檚 that simple!听
Just imagine the听damage听that could ensue if you use the same password for your bank, email, and other social accounts.听 Scary right?听听听
Now that you understand the importance of creating unique passwords, it鈥檚 time to听exercise听some cyber-hygiene!听 Here are a few tips to help you 鈥渂rush up鈥� on password security:听
Strong and unique passwords are just one important part of staying safe online.听听To add an additional layer of protection to your account, you should also enable听Two-Factor Authentication (2FA),听which is now available for your 麻豆AV account.听
Privacy is our shared responsibility and we must听take additional measures to keep our information secure.听
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