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Building a reputation for sound data privacy and robust security is challenging for many organizations in this digital age, especially those in the financial services industry. Below are a few statistics to help illustrate the reasons why this challenge exists for so many financial services organizations:
Enabled by the alarming use of weak or insecure passwords, not only are employees an organization’s first line of defense against cyberattacks, employees are also potential threats to these attacks. The defensive strategy against these attacks is simple—improve protection of vulnerable passwords by creating and using passwords that are easy to remember, but difficult to be compromised. With our comprehensive expertise and experience helping clients improve their cybersecurity strategies, Schneider Downs recommends any number of the following procedures to help your organization effectively develop its own defensive strategy to prevent falling victim to a crippling data breach or other attack:
While no security measure is full proof, proper password management is an essential security measure in safeguarding organizations from cyber threats. At Schneider Downs, we assist companies in assessing their risk exposures to cyberattacks. For more information on Schneider Downs' cybersecurity offerings, check out the Cybersecurity Services page. If you find that your question has not been addressed, please do not hesitate to contact us.
[1] Passphrases are commonly described as a sequence of words or other text used to authenticate one’s identity. In June of 2017, the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) released new password security guidelines. In short, these new guidelines recommended using long passphrases instead of complex passwords that were created from the use of special characters, numerals and capitalization.
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