World Password Day Reminder to Secure Data
Its World Password Day
May 5 is World Password Day and experts say businesses and consumers should use this date to update – and upgrade – their existing passwords.
“Few would argue the fact that a strong password is an ideal first line of data protection defense,” said Surya Varanasi, CEO, StorCentric. “Unfortunately, however, while highly sophisticated password support tools are available, today’s cyber criminals also have extremely advanced password hacking technology at their fingertips. Which means an increased risk of your passwords being leapfrogged, and your data being compromised.”
How to Upgrade Security
In addition to upgraded passwords, Varanasi suggests that businesses and individuals implement a layered security defense with the password as the base layer. From there, a sophisticated backup solution that can withstand cybercriminals’ attacks, and encryption are key to protection.
“To further fortify the backup and thwart would-be criminals, with object locking layered on top…data cannot be deleted or overwritten for a fixed time period, or even indefinitely,” said Varanasi.
