Security tips for online accounts to keep your accounts safe
1q2w3e. Qwerty123. 123456789.
That's not a cat walking through my keyboard as I type this (sadly). That, friends, are three examples of the most popular -- and hacked -- passwords from last year. Together, they comprise 63.1 million passwords around the globe - chump change in comparison to 103.1 million accounts using the secure "123456" as their password.
Internet, we can do better.
The following are a few easy online security tips you can implement to your account (on as well as off!) to start building strong security habits. Do you need more of a technical approach? Then we'll explore some options there, too.
Security tips online to help you grow your enterprise
Consider this: more than 70% of Internet customers in the U.S. admit to using the same password across at least one of their accounts on the internet. This makes for a dangerous domino effect: if just one account of your team has been compromised, it's likely there are others that are now at risk, as well.
Good security sense can make good business sense
A great first step in protecting your business or team as well as the customers you serve is to secure your numerous accounts that you require to manage your company. No matter if you're managing a group of two or twenty, all must address the basics on account security.
Here are five online security tricks we employ at .
1. Password managers
Do make use of a password manager to store passwords.
Do not write them down on stickies or notebooks.
Password managers can save your brain. Not only will they store all passwords for each account in one place, but they generate strong passwords, update current account details as well as log you into the account in one go. The most popular password management software is LastPass, 1Password, and Dashlane (freemium as well as paid versions are available).
2. Unique passwords
Do make sure you have unique passwords for each account.
Don't use the same password to access all of your.
If you have the same password for every account and that system or service is compromised, it means that password is now unsafe. The compromise of your social media password while not great, likely has different consequences than, say, your company bank account password.
3. Strong passwords
Do use strong, complex secure passwords. Don't use passwords that could be easily deciphered or Googled.
The name of your pet as an account password won't work any longer. It's not unless the pet's name is something like {jrJR8Cc[ (pronounced with an elongated "j," of course). The handy password managers that we've mentioned will create secure passwords for you. Even if you aren't using a password manager yet the majority of them offer a password generator for free on their websites, so you'll be able to start securing your passwords right now.
4. Install 2-factor authentication
You must install two-factor authentication.
Do not compromise security to facilitate log-in.
Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA) is a method of adding another layer of protection to your account. Instead of requiring one and done password, 2FA demands an additional authentication step in order to prove the identity of you and block someone from logging in even if they are aware of your password.
It is possible to set up 2FA through requiring that a security number be given via email to the address you have entered at the time of login or by using an Authenticator application to verify that you have logged in using your smartphone. Setting up 2FA could add another step to your login process However, it's also one of the easiest methods to make sure your account info is for your eyes only.
5. Individual accounts throughout the board
Do make use of separate accounts across different systems.
Don't use shared accounts.
Dedicated, individual accounts provide solutions to a wide range of issues for rapidly growing companies. A great example is onboarding/offboarding where shared accounts are in play. If someone quits your business resetting passwords for accounts is a safe bet, but what happens when you have a plethora of accounts? How can those newly created accounts' credentials be used?
It is possible to solve this using Team functions so that everyone has their own account instead of sharing the same. Enterprise has plenty of administrative users, as well making sure you're secure as your team expands.
If you ask your employees or the all employees to handle multiple account logins can cause more mistakes than do's. There is, however, an option that works for everyone with single sign-on (SSO ).
6. SSO helps save the day
There are no "don'ts" in this case -- when you can use Single Sign-On (SSO), do this. SSO takes care of the basics all in one go, beautifully.
SSO is a single user account that offers access across different, yet independent, systems. SSO means that users don't need to keep track of a different password. SSO is a way for administrators to can save time since they don't need to create and manage multiple accounts. SSO is fairly easy to set up, which makes adoption within your company simple and easy.
Every account or password you create grows your company's attack surface (the amount of entry points an attacker is able to use to access your information and systems). In short, SSO means no extraneous passwords: no passwords to duplicate to write down or make too weak.
If there's a lesson you can be learned from these Internet security tips, it's that you only need to make a mistake just once to trigger a crisis which is why no one would want concerns about security to detract from your growing company. If your security procedures for video do not meet your expectations could be improved, these tips can assist.
Enterprise provides that magical silver SSO bullet for every customer. If your team is working on or collaborating on live streaming, or simply watching videos, Enterprise's SSO makes sure that every user who has access to the video content you have is in lock.