When it comes to password storage, half (51 percent) store passwords insecurely, with a quarter (23 percent) writing them on a notepad (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - With their growing dependency on online accounts,people are increasingly facing a dilemma – how to choose strong passwords toprotect themselves and their data.
Some end up using strong and different passwords for every single account, butrisk forgetting their passwords in the process.
Others choose memorable passwords that make life easier, but also play rightinto cybercriminals’ hands, a study by Kaspersky Lab has found.
According to the study, many consumers understand the need for strong passwordsto their accounts. When asked which three of their online accounts required thestrongest passwords, 63 percent of respondents plumped for online bankingaccounts, 42 percent for payment applications including e-wallets, and 41percent for online shopping.
However, the difficulty of remembering several of these strong passwords meanspeople are likely to forget them and get locked out of their accounts.
Two in five (38 percent) people cannot quickly restore passwords after losingthem. This could lead to feelings of frustration or stress if they cannot carryon their normal activities as a result.
When it comes to password storage, half (51 percent) store passwordsinsecurely, with a quarter (23 percent) writing them on a notepad so that theydo not have to remember them, which also puts their security at risk.
And to avoid the frustration of having to remember long passwords, some peopleare developing other insecure password habits instead. For example, 10 percent usejust one password for all accounts, allowing them to live their online livesseamlessly, without ever struggling to remember how to login to anything.
That is until a cybercriminal gets hold of that one key password and unlockseverything for themselves.
Indeed, 17 percent of the consumers surveyed by Kaspersky Lab have faced thethreat of, or successfully had, an online account hacked in the past 12 months.
Emails are the most targeted accounts (41 percent), closely followed by socialmedia (37 percent), banking accounts (18 percent) and shopping accounts (18percent).
To help consumers regain control over their sprawling online identities,Kaspersky Password Manager stores all of a user’s passwords in a secure vault.
They only need to remember one master password to access all of their accounts.-VNA
Some end up using strong and different passwords for every single account, butrisk forgetting their passwords in the process.
Others choose memorable passwords that make life easier, but also play rightinto cybercriminals’ hands, a study by Kaspersky Lab has found.
According to the study, many consumers understand the need for strong passwordsto their accounts. When asked which three of their online accounts required thestrongest passwords, 63 percent of respondents plumped for online bankingaccounts, 42 percent for payment applications including e-wallets, and 41percent for online shopping.
However, the difficulty of remembering several of these strong passwords meanspeople are likely to forget them and get locked out of their accounts.
Two in five (38 percent) people cannot quickly restore passwords after losingthem. This could lead to feelings of frustration or stress if they cannot carryon their normal activities as a result.
When it comes to password storage, half (51 percent) store passwordsinsecurely, with a quarter (23 percent) writing them on a notepad so that theydo not have to remember them, which also puts their security at risk.
And to avoid the frustration of having to remember long passwords, some peopleare developing other insecure password habits instead. For example, 10 percent usejust one password for all accounts, allowing them to live their online livesseamlessly, without ever struggling to remember how to login to anything.
That is until a cybercriminal gets hold of that one key password and unlockseverything for themselves.
Indeed, 17 percent of the consumers surveyed by Kaspersky Lab have faced thethreat of, or successfully had, an online account hacked in the past 12 months.
Emails are the most targeted accounts (41 percent), closely followed by socialmedia (37 percent), banking accounts (18 percent) and shopping accounts (18percent).
To help consumers regain control over their sprawling online identities,Kaspersky Password Manager stores all of a user’s passwords in a secure vault.
They only need to remember one master password to access all of their accounts.-VNA
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