Security tips for online accounts to ensure your accounts on lock
1q2w3e. Qwerty123. 123456789.
That's not a cat walking through my keyboard as I write this (sadly). That, friends are three instances of the most used -as well as hacked passwords from last year. Together, they comprise 63.1 million passwords all over the world - which is a chump change compared to the 103.1 million accounts with the secure "123456" as their password.
Internet, we can be better.
The following are a few easy online security tips that you can apply to your account (on and elsewhere!) to start building strong security practices. Do you need some more advanced ideas? Then we'll explore some options there, too.
Online security tips to protect your expanding company
Think about this: over 70% of users within the U.S. admit to using the same password across at the very least a portion of their internet-connected accounts. This makes for a dangerous chain reaction: if one account of your team was compromised, there's a good chance you have other accounts that are now at risk, too.
Good security sense is a an excellent business sense
An excellent first step towards security for your business as well as your staff and your clients is to ensure that you are managing all the accounts you take to run your business. Whether you're a team consisting of two or 20 people, all must address fundamental security issues for account accounts.
Here are five internet security tricks we employ at .
1. Password managers
Do use a password manager to save passwords.
Don't write the HTML0 codes on sticky notes or in notebooks.
The password manager will save your brain. They will not only keep every password associated with every account in one location and generate solid passwords, update current account details as well as log into your account completely automatically. Popular password management tools include LastPass, 1Password, and Dashlane (freemium and paid options available).
2. Unique passwords
Do use unique passwords for each account.
Do not use the same password across all.
If you are using the same password across all account and your security or service has been compromised, it means that password is now unsafe. If you lose the password for a social media account, while not great, likely results in different outcomes like, say for example, your bank account at work password.
3. Strong passwords
Do make sure you use complex, strong secure passwords. Don't use passwords that are easily guessed or googled.
A pet's name for a password isn't going to work for any reason. It's not unless the pet's name is something like {jr8Cc" (pronounced by the soft "j," of course). The handy password management tools we mentioned earlier are able to create passwords that are strong to help you. Even if you aren't using a password manager yet they will provide an online password generator on their sites, which means you can start tightening up your passwords right now.
4. Install 2-factor authentication
Make sure to set up two-factor authentication.
Don't compromise security for easy login.
Two-factor authentication (also called 2FA) adds another layer of protection to your account. Instead of just requiring a single password, 2FA needs an additional login step to confirm your identity and prevent someone from entering your password even if they have your password.
You can set up 2FA by requiring a security code be given via email to the address you have entered during the login process or using an Authenticator application that confirms that you have logged in using the mobile device. Enabling 2FA may add another step to your login process however it's among the most effective ways to be sure your account info is only for you to see.
5. Individual accounts all over the place
Do utilize different accounts across platforms.
Avoid using shared accounts. make use of shared accounts.
Dedicated, individual accounts solve lots of problems in rapidly growing companies. A great example is onboarding/offboarding where shared accounts are in play. When someone leaves your company, resetting account passwords is the best option but what happens when there are dozens of accounts? How do those new passwords get distributed?
It is possible to solve this by using Team functions, which will ensure that everyone has their own account rather than sharing the same. Enterprise has plenty of administrative users as well making sure you're protected as your team expands.
The pressure of asking your staff or your whole company to oversee too many account credentials can inadvertently lead to more don'ts than there are do's. Fortunately, there is a silver bullet win for everyone with Single Sign-On (SSO ).
6. SSO saves the day
There are no "don'ts" in this case -- If you have the option of using Single Sign-On (SSO) make sure you do it. SSO takes care of all the essentials in one fell swoop, brilliantly.
SSO is a single account that allows access to many different, yet independent systems. SSO signifies that users won't require a second password. SSO is a way for administrators to can save time since they don't need to create or manage additional accounts. SSO is fairly easy to set up, which makes adoption within your company simple and efficient.
Each new password and account increase your organization's risk of being attacked (the number of entry points that a hacker can use to gain access to your system and information). In short, SSO means no extraneous passwords: nothing to reuse note down or create too vulnerable.
If there's a lesson you can learn from these internet security tips, it's that It only takes being wrong once to cause an issue And nobody wants concerns about security to detract from your growing company. If your security procedures for video leave something to be desired, can help.
Enterprise offers that magic silver SSO solution for all customers. No matter if your team is and collaborating, streaming, or viewing videos Enterprise's SSO makes sure that every user who has access to the video content you have is in secure.