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Could I crack your staff’s passwords?

March 26, 2021

The safest passwords are long random ones, generated by a computer.

But those tend to be the ones that some staff hate the most. Because they’re difficult to type in if you don’t use a password manager.

The thing is – a weak password leaves your business wide open to hackers. They can crack short obvious passwords using brute force, where software tries every combination until it gets it right.

This video is looks at the risks of weak passwords.

And why not run your passwords through our new password checker, to see how safe they really are.

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