6 great sure don'ts of password management

Password mismanagement has often led to loss of vital information; at risk populations have faced surveillance due to password mismanagement, information has got leaked and fallen to wrong hands, thus many people endanger their online life to the point of putting their physical life in danger as well. Not only has password mismanagement led to surveillance; many people have become victims of malware, phishing links and huge losses due to exposure of private information

As a way of protection, there are certain things you should not do if you want to protect your password from unauthorised access. The type of password doesn’t really matter. It could be for a phone, an email, social media account or anything.

Let’s look at the don’ts in handling passwords

In password management, using one password for all accounts makes it easier for hackers to hack all your accounts

You should not use one password for all your accounts because once a hacker guesses it once, that means all your other accounts will be rendered naked and easily accessed

You should not write down your password.

That is risky because it can easily be found and all your information gets at risk

Don’t use your name as a password.

Such passwords can easily be guessed and accounts belonging to them can easily be hacked

In password management, writing down your name is dngerous as your password can be guessed

Don’t use one password for an account for more than three months.

To keep your account safe, it is recommended that you always change your passwords because as time goes by, you end up exposing information about yourself unknowingly.

Check out this article by McAfee for more information on password duration

https://www.mcafee.com/learn/how-often-should-you-change-your-passwords/#:~:text=But%20how%20often%20should%20you,has%20access%20to%20your%20account.

Don’t save your password on your google.

Please do not save your passwords on google as you are creating a gate way for hackers to easily access it

Don’t save your password on your phone as a contact.

Any one who has access to your phone can easily access your password

Using a password manager like bitwarden should be one solution you should adopt. This is because password managers store your passwords safely in an account that is protected by a master password. They also enable you to create strong passwords by facilitating password generation

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