Week 3 – Password

What is?

E-mail accounts, banking, networking and business services… The security for all of these services is essentially based on passwords.

There are best practices for managing and securing your passwords.

You can also use a password manager:

This digital strongbox will allow you to store all passwords in a secure storage. Passwords are encrypted. You will only have to memorize one complex password, your master password.

Find a selection of password managers ❯

Statistics:

According to a Google study of Europeans in 2019:

29% write down their passwords on sticky notes
77% use the same password on many websites and applications

Tips:

❯ Use a different password for each service.
❯ Change your password at the slightest suspicion .
❯ Do not share your passwords with your manager, colleagues, family.
❯ Use a password manager .
❯ Change default passwords.
❯ Choose a strong password particularly for your e-mail accounts .