Banks, social networks, professional messaging services, government agencies, and more—passwords play a crucial role in accessing various platforms. The question of their security then arises in the face of hacker threats.
Mustafa Abdallah is a professor of computer science and information technology at Purdue University in the United States. He suggests using complex and varied passwords for different devices and accounts. He also recommends changing these passwords regularly.
"So I think the best practice is to have different passwords. But each password should be strongly structured and difficult to guess. Based on this, there are two good defensive strategies. First, multiple different passwords on different devices. And hard-to-guess passwords on every device, platform, or account," the teacher explains.
For IT professionals, using a storage service is generally a secure way to keep track of passwords. However, it's essential to verify the security level of the service used.
"Regarding storing passwords in a browser or third-party application, I think my view or opinion is that it's generally safe to store these passwords in these browsers and third-party applications because they are generally safe and secure, and they are integrated into these platforms like Windows or other operating systems in a secure way. So I think it's generally safe to use them. But there's another thing: it's not safe or recommended to save passwords in insecure places, like note-taking applications or text files, because that's where viruses or cyberattacks start to infiltrate and compromise data."
It is also important to ensure that old devices and accounts that may be forgotten are updated to prevent hackers from finding them and compromising data security.
