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Amber Bouman

People are the password problem: How you're creating your biggest security risks

An example of someone coming up with a strong password on a notebook.

How do you keep track of your passwords? Unless you answered with: a password manager, then you may have a less than secure method for signing into your accounts. Hackers love lazy, reused, breached and just plain bad passwords because it makes their job – breaking into and taking over your accounts – so much easier.

It's no secret that the problem with passwords is: people. People are the ones creating this issue by using terrible passwords which is why so many companies are switching over to better systems (like passkeys).

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