To celebrate National Change Your Password Day, set aside 15 minutes and change your password. While changing your company account password may seem tedious, strong passwords can save your company time and money.

Weak passwords are a cause of 80% of data breaches. In order to safeguard your account, ensure that your password meets all necessary security requirements. This article will walk you through what makes a password secure, and how you can easily establish a secure password company culture.

A password is considered secure if it:

• Is long – a password should be longer than 8 characters
• Is unique – a password is unique if it has never been used before
• Is complex – make a complex password by using both upper and lower-case letters, a variety of numbers and symbols, and letter combinations in an unpredictable pattern.
• Create a secure password by incorporating all of these security tips with each account password

Two Steps to Build a Secure Password Company Culture:

• A proactive and easy-to-implement step in creating company-wide secure passwords is implementing password requirements. Onboard new employees with a password requirement that ensures their company account password is different from their personal passwords, is considered secure and is not stored in any physical space in the office.
• Celebrate National Change Your Password Day by allocating fifteen minutes company-wide for current employees to change their password. Make this an annual practice. Passwords should be regularly updated to ensure maximum account security. Building a company culture that prioritizes data security starts with the most basic form of cyber-safety—a strong password.

While creating a secure password is a necessary first step to protecting company accounts, if you are looking for an added layer of protection, consider adopting 2-factor authentication. 2FA requires users to unlock their account in two ways before accessing it. For more information on 2FA and how to implement it, read our article here. 

The world of cybersecurity is complex, and with cyber threats rapidly increasing, your company needs more protection than ever before. If you are concerned about your company’s IT security environment, Nuvodia is here to help. As a premier Managed Security Provider, our team of IT specialists are experts in cybersecurity. Reach out for a consultation today.