How to Stop Reusing Passwords?

We published an article in which 52 percent of users use the same passwords. In the past more than half users used the same passwords to secure two or more websites. www.webroot.com/safe

Three years later, it is apparent that the issue of the use of passwords remains an issue. The majority of people are still putting their personal information at risk of being stolen. If they are using passwords at work, they're making their employer at risk of becoming a victim to cybercriminals and hackers.

One study cited in Computing magazine suggests that 80 percent of the hacking incidents are related to passwords. Hackers do this by using your duplicate passwords:

Credential stuffing

Credential stuffing is a method that hackers use to create an extensive list of passwords and usernames in order in order to gain access to the computer system. A computerized script checks thousands of password and username combinations in search of an appropriate match to allow hackers to gain access to the system.

These lists are often traded or available on the dark internet and could contain hundreds of thousands of certificates.

Credential stuffing depends on a bit of luck, as the list of passwords may not be from the site being attacked. If you use the same passwords for multiple accounts there's a higher chance that hackers will hit the right combination , and then accessing your account online.

Dictionary Attacks

Dictionary attacks work using the same principle however, instead of relying on a list of known credentials, they use a list of well-known passwords, email addresses, and phrases. A script that is automated checks every password against every username to determine the combination that is effective.

Anyone who is using a typical password such as abc123 or 123456 may be at risk of being hacked through an attack on the dictionary.

Spraying of passwords

Password spraying is like a dictionary attack because it utilizes the same list of email addresses as well as common passwords. But, the spray technique test one password against each email address before going to the next in the list.

Password spraying attacks are becoming well-known among hackers since they're slightly more difficult to identify. If a site is very busy hundreds of failed login attempts aren't suspicious except if they're all logged together against an email account that is the same (which is exactly what the dictionary attack technique does).

Stop reusing passwords

With so many accounts there are a lot of options to choose the simplest option and reuse your password. If you do take an easy route, you increase the chance of being a victim cybercriminal activity.

If you are unable to create and keep track of enough secure passwords, you can use the password manager. It is a simple and safe tool that can generate and store your passwords for you automatically. Only you need to remember one password, the one that is that is used to protect this password management tool.

To ensure maximum security - and ease of use - select a password manager that functions across all your devices. Webroot Passwords will secure all your passwords on your mobile (iOS as well as Android) and on your PC and even integrates into your browser to make your life easier. www.webroot.com/safe

However you decide to proceed, you must refrain from reusing passwords!

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