World Password Day 🔐 #LayerUp
World Password Day is Thursday, May 2nd 2019. World Password Day is a celebration to promote safer password habits. On this day take time to think about your passwords and try to understand what is at risk. Ask yourself what you can do to secure your information and educate others about cyber crime.
Are you reusing passwords? Is your gmail account secure? Do you use 2FA (two factor authentication)? Are you a high-value target for a spear-phishing attack?
It’s well-established how dangerous spear phishing is and how easily it can reach you. With that in mind, how does one protect oneself?
Use a key. No, not a mechanical key.
The popular options are either a Titan or Yubikey. When you use a physical key a hacker cannot access your account even if he/she has the password.
Google recently launched their Advanced Protection Program specifically to help people “likely” to be targets of spear phishing. They talk about how reporters, activists, and politicians are likely targets. That’s reasonable but the most “likely” targets don’t even know they are valuable targets. Anyone can be a target by association. Stay safe!
