{"id":380,"date":"2025-07-21T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourtechupdates.com\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2025-07-21T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:05:00","slug":"businesss-passwords-are-still-too-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/?p=380","title":{"rendered":"Your business\u2019s passwords are still too weak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe class=\"fitvidsignore\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1082177797?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"USJul25 - Tech update video 3 ready to use\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Be honest. Do you still have at least one password that looks like \u201c12345\u201d or \u201cpassword123\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>If so, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n<p>Despite years of warnings from IT experts (people like me), weak passwords are still everywhere. And that\u2019s a real problem. Because they\u2019re one of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to break into your business systems.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d be amazed how many companies are still using passwords that can be cracked in less than a second.<\/p>\n<p>Recent research found that the most common business password is still \u201c123456\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Right behind it? \u201c123456789\u201d, \u201cpassword\u201d, and even the ever popular \u201cqwerty123\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>These aren\u2019t just lazy choices. They\u2019re open doors for hackers.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s worse, it\u2019s not just huge enterprises that are getting this wrong. SMBs are guilty too. And they\u2019re often hit harder when things go wrong, because they don\u2019t always have the same resources to recover.<\/p>\n<p>A single stolen password can let an attacker access your email, files, financial systems, or even customer data.<\/p>\n<p>The damage? It can be serious. Both financially and to your reputation.<\/p>\n<p>You might think, \u201cBut we don\u2019t have anything worth stealing.\u201d Trust me, you do. Even if you\u2019re a team of five, your accounts, client data, and communications are all valuable targets. Cybercriminals don\u2019t discriminate. They go for easy wins. And weak passwords are the easiest win there is.<\/p>\n<p>Now here\u2019s the kicker: Even if you\u2019re not using \u201c123456\u201d, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean your passwords are secure. The research also found people using their own email address or their name as a password (eye roll). Some even used phrases like \u201ciloveyou\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all very sweet\u2026 until a cybercriminal uses it to get into your systems.<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026 what can you do to protect your business?<\/p>\n<p>Start by making sure everyone uses strong, unique randomly generated passwords. That means longer phrases with a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols. Nothing predictable.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody wants to remember 30 complex passwords. That\u2019s where a password manager comes in. It can create super strong passwords for every login and store them securely, so your team doesn\u2019t have to rely on memory (or sticky notes).<\/p>\n<p>Better still, consider enabling two-factor authentication. That\u2019s the thing where you get a code on your phone or app when logging in. Even if someone does steal a password, they can\u2019t get in without that second code. It\u2019s one of the easiest and most effective ways to add a layer of protection.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to future-proof your security, look at passkeys. These are a new way to log in without traditional passwords at all. Using biometrics like fingerprint or facial recognition, or secure device-based authentication. It\u2019s safer and simpler, and it\u2019s quickly becoming the new standard.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, strong passwords -or better, password alternatives -are your first line of defense. Don\u2019t wait for a security scare to take them seriously. If your team is still using \u201cabc123\u201d, now\u2019s the time for a change.<\/p>\n<p>Need a hand reviewing your password policy or setting up a secure login system for your team? My team and I would love to help. Get in touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201ciloveyou\u201d, \u201c12345\u201d, \u201cqwerty1\u201d. If I\u2019ve just guessed all your passwords, you need to change them, immediately. Why? Because your passwords are STILL too weak. It\u2019s a big problem\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyetechnologysolutions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}