Passwords are a risk to your business!

When it comes to creating a new password for a new account or website, it’s tempting to choose one simple password and stick with it for anytime you need a password.

However, working with passwords in this way poses a huge cyber security threat: if your password is simple, it’s easy for hackers to gain access to any of your online accounts, and if you’ve used the same one several times, they suddenly have access to all of your accounts.

Often, employees use poor password etiquette across professional accounts as well as personal ones. In other words, if you have no password policy in place within the company, your business is at significant risk of data breaches.

It’s easier said than done!! – it’s really difficult to have strong, unique passwords for each of our accounts when we have to remember so many. That’s where a password manager comes in handy.

The threat is greater than you think!

Some businesses feel that they don’t need a password manager for thier staff, as they believe that each member of staff would only need to store a small number of easy to remember passwords.

In reality, each person within your organisation has access to around 70-100 password-enabled accounts these days, and with many staff now using online tools for their job, just about every employee across your compnay now uses some form of online login for their role.

When we reuse the same passwords across several accounts (professionally and personally), the risks associated with poor password hygiene start to become clearer.

Keeping You Safe With Dashlane

As a Managed Service Provider (MSP), ABtec has a team of specialists that can provide education, training, and new security policies to ensure the risk of bad habits and poor password creation is eradicated from your business.

We are pleased to be able to provide our clients with the leading password management solution provided by Dashlane.

What are the benefits of Dashlane and ABtec’s password manager?

With a password manager, you have the power to generate and store high-strength, unique passwords for each of your accounts, and automatically populate them on websites or applications with no need to remember them yourself.

With industry accredited secuirty, Dashlane provides businesses with a zero-knowledge platform that is simple and flexible to use, yet highly sophisticated. Combined with ABtec’s leading support, you can rest assured that your business stays protected.

As experts in cyber security, we can educate your team and will advise them on the dangers of weak and reused passwords, whilst providing you with an advanced password management solution to safeguard your entire organisation.