It’s OK if you didn’t know there was a World Password Day – which takes place on the first Thursday of every May – but you should know how to manage your passwords.
At the risk of sounding preachy, if you don’t use strong passwords or if you use the same ones for all your online activity, you’re putting your data and devices at risk.
The good news is you don’t need a degree in computer science to safely work, play, bank and shop online.
“Individuals understand they should be secure and that recognition is an important first step,” says Michael Crandell, CEO of Bitwarden, a leading open-source password manager (given an A-rating by US News & World Report). “But they can better protect themselves by embracing tools such as password managers that are readily available and free, [which] mitigate the need for an over-reliance on memory and password reuse across multiple sites,” adds Crandell, in a company statement.
