DITCH YOUR OLD PASSWORDS NOW!

With password theft rocketing, it’s never been more important to get rid of your old, unsafe logins and start using new and unhackable replacements – including passkeys. Nik Rawlinson explains what you must do.

WHAT YOU CAN DO • Discover the deadliest password hacks of recent times • Check whether your passwords have been leaked online • Get email alerts telling you as soon as your password is leaked • Create complex and unique passwords that hackers won’t be able to crack • Start using passkeys on your phone, tablet and PC, and across all sites that support them • Set up passkeys in your password manager Attempts to steal passwords have shot up in the past few years. In 2015, Microsoft’s security team detected 115 every second. That has now risen to over 4,000 – a rise of more than 3,370 per cent. Hackers continue to target passwords because – deep down – humans are predictable. Too many of us use the same…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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