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Improving Your Organization's Password Hygiene this

World Password Day - Industry Experts

By Ralph Pisani, president, Exabeam

As we all know, passwords are required to access multiple tools and services that are needed to keep a
business running, from logging into a computer to email accounts and vendor profiles. By juggling
numerous different logins, users often fall into bad habits, such as repeating passwords, using common
phrases and failing to update their passwords on a regular basis.

The first Thursday in May is celebrated as World Password Day – a day to bring awareness to these bad
habits and buck the trend. And this year especially as the pandemic drove companies to adopt remote
working policies and individuals to increasingly socialize online--and the threat of social engineering to
password security was highlighted--a 15% increase in social engineering-type attacks occurred.

Now, more than ever, it’s important for businesses to ensure that their employees are educated and
taking the necessary precautions around password-related security risks and best practices.

This World Password Day, myself and experts from multiple tech companies have provided their tips and
strategies to help secure credentials and protect businesses from the cyber attacks that have risen in
recent months.

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