While Change Your Password Day, falling on February 1, is a good reminder that passwords should be changed on a regular basis, security and IT experts agree that the day presents an opportunity to reinforce the importance of proper cyber hygiene throughout an organization and suggest using the day as a springboard to create a business case for implementing additional solutions that strengthen the cyber resilience of businesses and critical infrastructures.
In addition to following the standard practices of good password hygiene, including using a unique password for each account and system; creating a long password consisting of random words, phrases, numbers, symbols and a mix of upper- and lower-case letters; and considering employing a password manager, security experts say more than a new password is needed to ensure cybersecurity in the current attack climate.