Secure Passwords: The keys to our digital kingdom

Two out of five CEOs in top global corporations had their passwords exposed by online services, using their corporate email addresses to register, according to a recent report by F-Secure. If the service is compromised and a leader's password for the service is revealed, the risk of targeted cyber attacks increases.

Two out of five CEOs in top global corporations had their passwords exposed by online services, using their corporate email addresses to register, according to a recent report by F-Secure. If the service is compromised and a leader's password for the service is revealed, the risk of targeted cyber attacks increases.

Researchers have investigated e-mail addresses for CEOs representing more than 200 of the largest companies in 10 countries. They noticed that 81 percent of those leaders had some sort of personal information, such as email address , phone number, address, or date of birth, leaked via spam lists, and uncovered promotional databases.

Until you count all of your social media, streaming, bank accounts and applications, you could very easily have 85 passwords for all your accounts, according to LogMeIn, the company behind the LastPass password manager.

The most popular services previously breached associated with company email addresses were 57% LinkedIn and 19% Dropbox. The countries with the highest amount of CEO knowledge revealed include the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, all at 94%.

If your data is compromised, poor passwords, like identity theft, may have significant repercussions. In 2019, businesses announced a record 5,183 data breaches that revealed personal information, such as home addresses and login credentials, which could easily be used to steal your identity or commit fraud

When it comes to password security it's your best defence to be proactive. That implies understanding if the dark web is with your email and passwords. And if you find that your information has been compromised, we'll direct you on what to do if hackers have access to your bank and credit card accounts.

Having good passwords is the secret to your online protection, but the trick is to establish discrete passwords that you can recall or else you can fall into the bad habit of using the same usernames and passwords for various accounts.