According research Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, one in five Internet users thinks their logon data is of no value to hackers, or better for digital criminals. However, login data is a "key" for personal data, privacy, or even for users' money, and if they are intercepted, they can affect not only individual users but also their contacts.
For example, a "compromised" email account can give fraudsters access to every account the user has connected to it, thanks to the messages it receives notifying of successful registrations or responses to password recovery requests. In turn, a compromised account on a social networking website makes it possible to spread spam ads and malicious links. THE codeς πρόσβασης για ένα λογαριασμό σε online store gives to digital criminals (hackers) the opportunity to collect financial data and spend other people's money. However, only half (52%) respondents reported the connection data between the valuable information they would not like to see in the hands of digital criminals, while 21% of respondents did not see any inherent value in their code for criminals .
Η έρευνα δείχνει ότι συχνά οι χρήστες ακολουθούν τον εύκολο δρόμο κατά τη δημιουργία και την αποθήκευση των στοιχείων σύνδεσής τους. Μόνο το 26% των χρηστών δημιουργεί έναν ξεχωριστό κωδικό πρόσβασης για κάθε λογαριασμό, ενώ μόλις το 6% των ερωτηθέντων χρησιμοποιεί ειδικό λογισμικό αποθήκευσης των κωδικών του. Ωστόσο, το 18% των ερωτηθέντων γράφει τα στοιχεία σύνδεσης του σε τετράδιο, το 11% τα αποθηκεύει σε ένα αρχείο στη συσκευή του και το 10% τα αφήνει σε ένα αυτοκόλλητο κοντά στον computer. At the same time, 17% of users freely share personal login information with their family members and friends.
At the same time, statistics show that tapping is a common phenomenon. 2014, according to Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky Lab's products have protected 3.500.000 people from malicious hacker attacks that could intercept user names and logins for different types of accounts. 14% of 23 respondents also reported that their accounts had been violated during the year.
«Even if someone is not a celebrity or a billionaire, hackers can take advantage of the connection details of any"Said Peter Aleshkin, Consumer Marketing Group Manager for Emerging Markets of Kaspersky Lab. "The password is like the keys to the house. No one would leave the door of his house open or his keys somewhere anyone could find, just because he can think he does not have a high value item. The use of complex passwords, which will be unique to each account and carefully stored in a safe place, can save users from many problems, "he added.
To protect your accounts from unauthorized access, users should:
- Create a unique password for each account: if one of them is stolen, the rest will remain secure.
- To create a complex password, which will not be easy to crack even with the use of special programs. This means that it should consist of at least 8 characters, upper and lower case letters, numbers, points punctuation, but not from pet names or birth dates!
- Do not give their passwords to anyone, not even friends, as digital criminals can smash codes from their devices.
- Να αποθηκεύσουν τους κωδικούς τους σε ένα ασφαλές μέρος. Επίσης, δεν πρέπει να τους γράφουν σε χαρτί. Καλό είναι είτε να τους απομνημονεύουν, είτε να χρησιμοποιήσουν ένα ειδικό πρόγραμμα για την αποθήκευση κωδικών πρόσβασης από έναν αξιόπιστο προμηθευτή, όπως το Kaspersky Password Manager, το οποίο βρίσκεται ενσωματωμένο στο Kaspersky Total Security – Multi-Device.
Kaspersky Password Manager not only saves secure passwords securely but also automatically inserts the user's passwords into the web pages without the user having to remember many complex passwords. Creating strong passwords is another feature of Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows.
