{"id":4345,"date":"2021-11-19T08:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardonet.com\/news\/?p=4345"},"modified":"2022-03-07T21:45:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T21:45:06","slug":"password-security-could-you-be-your-business-weakest-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardonet.com\/news\/password-security-could-you-be-your-business-weakest-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Security: Could you be your business’ weakest link?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As business owners discussing the topic of cybersecurity, you automatically think of anti-virus software, state-of-the-art firewalls, even whether to hire your own cybersecurity team or outsource your IT support<\/span><\/a> and cybersecurity to an experienced third party.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if we were to tell you that you, as an individual, are just as much a risk factor to your business’s overall security safety as the potential for the odd phishing email to infect and even destroy your organisations most valuable assets?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The personal devices you use to sign-in to and stay connected, whether you’re working on-site or remotely, to your business’s network are just as susceptible to a cyberattack. Understanding the importance of password security and taking it seriously can be the difference between preventing a potentially damaging attack and having to try and salvage what’s left after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are passwords so important?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many people fail to realise that the passwords you use are often the first line of defence against a multitude of potential cyberattacks. The harder you make it for someone to guess your password, the more likely you are to protect what matters the most to you and your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using strong passwords and knowing how to create one is a small step but often the one that is most over-looked. It is easy to expect the safety of your business to solely rely on software and your IT team, or outsourced IT provider, to deal with the rest, not realising you may have created the first port of attack for cybercriminals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When businesses fail to prepare themselves against the potential of cyberattacks, they leave themselves open to;<\/p>\n\n\n\n