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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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Recent Examples of passwords
In addition to creating strong passwords, your employees should change them every six months.
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
This time between changing passwords is sufficient to keep sensitive data safe while reducing frustration during changes.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
However, strong passwords are still a major component of best cybersecurity practices.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
For now, however, the hassles of using passkeys, coupled with their diminished security created by the presence of fallbacks, means no one should feel like a technophobe or laggard for sticking with their passwords.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Passkeys can be stored and synced using the same mechanisms millions of people already use for passwords—a password manager such as Bitwarden, Apple iCloud, Google Password Manager, or Microsoft's cloud.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
For now, passwords and key- or authenticator-based MFA remain essential.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Secure Your Accounts Change your passwords immediately, using strong, unique passwords for each account.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Always use different passwords for each account to limit exposure in case of a breach.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
This time between changing passwords is sufficient to keep sensitive data safe while reducing frustration during changes.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
However, strong passwords are still a major component of best cybersecurity practices.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
For now, however, the hassles of using passkeys, coupled with their diminished security created by the presence of fallbacks, means no one should feel like a technophobe or laggard for sticking with their passwords.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Passkeys can be stored and synced using the same mechanisms millions of people already use for passwords—a password manager such as Bitwarden, Apple iCloud, Google Password Manager, or Microsoft's cloud.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
For now, passwords and key- or authenticator-based MFA remain essential.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Secure Your Accounts Change your passwords immediately, using strong, unique passwords for each account.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Always use different passwords for each account to limit exposure in case of a breach.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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