Poor password hygiene makes you a soft target for hackers

Multi factor authentication and encryption are most effective hacker obstacles

This article first appeared on Business Standard on August 26, 2017

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Remembering and changing passwords regularly is the top source of cyber fatigue for users and also the easiest vulnerability exploited by hackers, says the Thycotic Black Hat Hacker survey report 2017. Consequently, using multi factor authentication and encryption can be the biggest barrier against attacks, said the same report.

“Determining and remembering strong and unique passwords for multiple accounts can be difficult, many users tend to abandon safety for convenience. Poor password hygiene makes accounts vulnerable to takeover attacks. These attacks can be eliminated with the use