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The state of password security is best illustrated by looking at the rise in credential stuffing attacks. By combining login software with proxy servers, hackers bombard targets with username and password combinations harvested from previous data breaches. The attacks are usually successful because people tend to re-use weak passwords between online services.
While most of these attacks focus on ecommerce and gaming websites, a similar technique known as password spraying is commonly used against smaller businesses. Hackers compile a list of usernames for a target system and test each one against a set of common passwords. Employees with weak passwords end up becoming a gateway for hackers to breach a network.
Let's take a look at how password managers can mitigate these risks and how to choose the right option for your business.
Weak passwords are at the center of many data breaches and the solution is simple &mdash; a password manager.
<h2 id="why-use-a-password-manager">Why Use a Password Manager?</h2>
Most employees are aware of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/03/11/how-to-manage-your-small-business-passwords/">password security best practices</a>, but most employees don't follow the rules. Of course, the problem is that creating a unique password for each service and remembering them is challenging &mdash; especially when the passwords need to be changed on a regular basis! But, it only takes one weak link to compromise an entire network.
Password managers are essentially a password book that's locked with a master key that only the employee knows. Instead of remembering 147 different passwords (the average number for a small business team), they only have to remember a single password. The password manager handles the rest by recalling passwords and even auto-filling them in browsers.
In addition to managing passwords, password managers can easily generate random 20-character passwords on demand. Even with a fast hashing algorithm like MD5, a genuine 20-character password would take an enormous amount of time to crack using brute force methods. Passwords can even be customized to meet unique password requirements for various web services.
Password managers aren't perfect. In fact, a recent audit found that several password managers exposed some passwords in a computer's memory when the apps were in "locked" mode, which could enable a hacker to access them. Despite these vulnerabilities, experts and ethical hackers agree that using a password manager is always a better bet.
<h2 id="comparing-password-managers">Comparing Password Managers</h2>
There are many different commercial and open source password managers out there. In addition, some operating systems have started to build password managers of their own. MacOS' password manager uses the laptop's password, fingerprint or facial recognition authentication methods to unlock web passwords that can be used with Safari's built-in support.
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<a href="https://mailchi.mp/jungledisk.com/whats-the-best-small-business-password-manager" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download our free Small Business Password Security Checklist to determine how secure your passwords are and come up with a strategy to improve them.</a>
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The most popular commercial password managers include:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.dashlane.com/">DashLane</a>&nbsp;is one of the most popular password managers thanks to its support for Linux, ChromeOS and Microsoft Edge browsers, as well as its ability to bulk-change passwords.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lastpass.com/">LastPass</a>&nbsp;is well-known for its feature-rich free version and extensive two-factor authentication options, while supporting a wide range of popular platforms.</li>
<li><a href="https://keepersecurity.com/">Keeper</a>&nbsp;has some of the best security when it comes to password generation and encrypted storage, as well as browser extensions and a web interface.</li>
<li><a href="https://1password.com/">1Password</a>&nbsp;provides some of the best categorization options to keep passwords organized, as well as strong form-filling capabilities that support many browsers.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.enpass.io/">Enpass</a>&nbsp;is a popular option for people looking for a free desktop option that keeps data off-line.</li>
</ul>
In addition to these paid options, there are many open source password managers available.&nbsp;<a href="https://keepass.info/">KeePass</a>&nbsp;is one of the most popular options that's licensed under the GPL. While it's not quite as user friendly as commercial password managers, it offers strong security that's backed by its open source nature that enables anyone to view the source code.
<h2 id="personal-vs-business-password-managers">Personal vs. Business Password Managers</h2>
Password managers are a great way to manage each employee's passwords, but they fall short when it comes to sharing passwords between employees. While it's possible to simply share a password and have each employee save it, the process breaks down when the password is changed and that change needs to persist across all of the employees that use it.
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<a href="https://mailchi.mp/jungledisk.com/whats-the-best-small-business-password-manager" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don't forget to download our free Small Business Password Security Checklist to determine how secure your passwords are and come up with a strategy to improve them.</a>
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Many companies use password-protected spreadsheets to share passwords, or even worse,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/10/12/risks-storing-passwords-in-google-sheets/">Google Sheets</a>&nbsp;that are protected only by an obscure URL. If an attacker gains access, these spreadsheets can quickly turn into a massive data breach impacting every online service on the list. Therefore, these solutions should be avoided at all costs.
Jungle Disk's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/password-manager/">TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;enables team members to create, access and share passwords in a secure way with many of the same features as individual password managers.

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Some of the key features include:
<ul>
<li>Group management tools enable you to share logins and passwords with a subset of team members, external collaborators or the entire team. By using "least privilege", you can minimize the odds of a data breach.</li>
<li>Logging and reporting let you see which logins are being used, which ones aren't, and when your shared logins are being updated to quickly spot any abnormalities. You can also receive email notifications for any important actions.</li>
<li>Two-step authentication using Google Authenticator adds another layer of security. You can also generate backup codes to ensure that you're never locked out. And of course, all passwords are fully secured in a PCI/DSS compliant way.</li>
<li>A password generator enables you to quickly create secure, randomized passwords on the fly, while a browser plugin makes it easy to use the passwords with minimal effort.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/password-manager/">Sign up for a free 14-day trial</a>&nbsp;(no credit card required) to see how TeamPassword can improve your team's credential management and minimize the odds of a data breach.
<h2 id="the-bottom-line">The Bottom Line</h2>
The dramatic rise in credential stuffing and password spraying attacks is a sign that password security is woefully inadequate. For every high-publicized data breach, there are countless other quiet data breaches impacting small businesses &mdash; and many businesses don't survive them. Password management is critical to maintaining cybersecurity.
Jungle Disk provides a comprehensive cybersecurity suite that's specifically designed for small businesses. For an affordable per employee per month price, you can access active network protection, encrypted cloud backup, password management and other critical cybersecurity infrastructure to keep your business safe without breaking the bank.
<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/get-started/">Sign up today</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/request-demo/">request a free demo</a>&nbsp;to learn more!

Most employees are aware of password security best practices, but it only takes one weak link to compromise an entire network.

The state of password security is best illustrated by looking at the rise in credential stuffing attacks. By ...

What’s the Best Small Business Password Manager?

The state of password security is best illustrated by looking at the rise in credential stuffing attacks. By combining login software with proxy servers, hackers bombard targets with username and password combinations harvested from previous data breaches. The attacks are usually successful because people tend to re-use weak passwords between online services.

In one word,&nbsp;yes.&nbsp;Absolutely. Attackers are often seeking to gain access to payment card details or to make fraudulent purchases. But that is sadly, only the beginning. Many of the records stolen during data breaches are sold and bundled into a nefarious, growing marketplace for personally identifiable information (PII) on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/04/11/the-dark-world-of-cybercrime/">dark web</a>. Your password and login credentials are simply a means to an end, a key that unlocks the house to your personal data. If this doesn&rsquo;t concern you yet, keep in mind that fully packaged data or &ldquo;<a href="https://www.investopedia.com/fullz-definition-4684000" rel="follow noopener" target="_blank">fullz</a>&rdquo; for one person can&nbsp;<a href="https://qz.com/460482/heres-what-your-stolen-identity-goes-for-on-the-internets-black-market/">sell</a>&nbsp;from less than $1 to around $450 based on factors such as your credit score.
The truth is data security has never been more critical in our society than it is today. By 2020, it is estimated that&nbsp;<a href="https://cybersecurityventures.com/300-billion-passwords/">300 billion passwords</a>&nbsp;will be at risk. While accounts at financial and military institutions might be the most coveted information by hackers, any business that requires a log-in to access services will become a target.
Take food-service delivery giant, DoorDash, for example. On September 26, they&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.doordash.com/important-security-notice-about-your-doordash-account-ddd90ddf5996#46h35gr24e">announced</a>&nbsp;that an unauthorized third-party gained access to user data on over 4.9 million consumers this past May. Among the type of data accessed alongside profile info, emails, home addresses and phone numbers were&nbsp;<a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/28546/password-salting">salted passwords</a>. What does this mean for DoorDash, the&nbsp;<a href="https://adage.com/article/digital/postmates-and-uber-eats-use-doordash-tipping-fallout-opportunity-build-trust-customers/2186231">market leader</a>&nbsp;in its category with approximately 27.6 percent of market share?
Fortunately, having salted passwords for users, which involves appending an additional password to the original before hashing the entire string of characters, is a good practice to keep. Unfortunately, this data breach runs the risk of demoralizing a significant number of the company&rsquo;s early adopters. Beyond disappointing loyal and trusting users and potentially losing &nbsp;status as the market&rsquo;s top dog, the lack of data security here will have to become their number one priority.
Last year, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.idtheftcenter.org/2018-end-of-year-data-breach-report/">2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report</a>&nbsp;from the Identity Theft Resource Center, hackers stole 447 million consumer records containing personally identifiable information (PII). This came at a 126% jump from 2017, so we can only expect that the increase in data breaches and exposed consumer records will continue to see annual growth at alarmingly exponential rates.
<h2 id="how-hackers-steal-your-password">How Hackers Steal Your Password</h2>
<h3 id="credential-stuffing-list-cleaning-or-breach-replay"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2018/07/20/heres-what-hackers-do-with-all-your-stolen-passwords/#609c5bb82d99">Credential Stuffing</a>, List Cleaning or Breach Replay</h3>
Hackers test databases and stolen credentials against multiple accounts in search of a match. Again, your password is the key to your data. So these databases are &ldquo;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2018/07/20/heres-what-hackers-do-with-all-your-stolen-passwords/#609c5bb82d99">a key ring</a>&rdquo; increasing the possibility of breaking into your account. This type of attack accounts for more than&nbsp;<a href="https://qz.com/1329961/hackers-account-for-90-of-login-attempts-at-online-retailers/">90% of global login traffic</a>&nbsp;on e-commerce sites, making it one of the largest threats.
<h3 id="social-engineering"><a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2016/10/26/human-hacking-and-social-engineering-cyber-talk-radio-episode-5/">Social engineering</a></h3>
Social engineering or human hacking is most commonly thought of as phishing. It refers to personal and direct attempts that trick users into supplying confidential information voluntarily. Whether by phone, SMS or impersonation via&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/09/19/common-phishing-attacks/">spear-phishing emails</a>, over&nbsp;<a href="https://healthitsecurity.com/news/hackers-exploit-urgency-personalization-in-phishing-attacks">70%</a>&nbsp;of cybercrimes begin with this type of attack.
<h3 id="password-spraying">Password Spraying</h3>
Similar to credential stuffing, minus the database and paired credentials, password spraying involves testing a list of user accounts against the most commonly known passwords. While this sounds manual and might create false hope that hackers are up against an impossible task, remember that hackers can automate most of this work and that overly-used passwords such as 123456 make this tactic quite common.
<h3 id="keylogging">Keylogging</h3>
Keylogging malware records the keystrokes you type on your keyboard and into your machine. While this requires a hacker to have access to your hardware first, hackers don&rsquo;t need to have direct physical access to your computer to infect it with malware.
<h3 id="brute-force-and-password-cracking">Brute Force and Password Cracking</h3>
Hackers run algorithms against encrypted passwords until they crack open. Although this is the most widely known method of hacking seen in media, it is also one of the least common in real life. Due to the nearly infinite number of permutations that exist and best practices like encrypted, hashed and salted passwords, this is one of the least frequented tools in a hacker&rsquo;s toolbox.
<h3 id="local-discovery">Local Discovery</h3>
This final method is the least sophisticated technologically, but still very common, unfortunately. Local discovery happens when you leave your password open in public. That&rsquo;s right, we&rsquo;re talking about that sticky note on your desk.
<h2 id="the-bottom-line">The Bottom Line</h2>
<h3 id="are-you-protecting-your-password">Are you protecting your password?</h3>
We hope by this point that you understand and agree with us. Yes, people really are trying to steal your password everyday. But don&rsquo;t let this knowledge cause you fear; instead let it inspire you to action. For starters, you can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/07/11/can-your-passwords-be-hacked/">hacker-proof your passwords</a>&nbsp;and review these&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/06/10/your-passwords-arent-safe-unless-youre-taking-these-5-steps/">5 steps</a>&nbsp;to further enhance password security. If you&rsquo;re looking for inspiration, here&rsquo;s the quickest&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/06/06/how-to-make-a-secure-password/">read</a>&nbsp;on how to make a secure password. Be sure to also check out website services that can<a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/">&nbsp;inform and notify</a>&nbsp;you whether or not your email or password has been breached before.
Ultimately though, if you want to position yourself, your business and your passwords with the greatest line of defense, consider investing in a password manager. Not only would this investment ramp up your cybersecurity efforts, a password management tool can also solve<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/09/12/7-signs-you-need-a-password-manager/">&nbsp;a variety of pain points</a>&nbsp;like having to remember all your newly crafted 16-character passphrases.
<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/">TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;is here to protect and defend you from these types of cyber attacks. A simple, secure password manager, designed from the ground up with security and best in-class encryption in mind can protect your company from data breaches and your passwords from hackers.
Get TeamPassword today!&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bcms#signup/testimonial" rel="follow">Try our free 14-day trial.</a>

Learn how hackers steal your password and what you can do to stop them.

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TeamPassword's founder Brian Sierakowski walks through the ways hackers steal passwords and what you can do to stay safe.

Last year, we reached a milestone that we could barely wrap our minds around &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/07/27/teampassword-reaches-one-million-shared-logins/">1,000,000 shared logins on TeamPassword</a>. Today, we&rsquo;re in shock to have more than doubled that milestone by reaching 2.5 million shared logins! We&rsquo;d like to think that it&rsquo;s in part due to the recent release of our app,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/07/25/teampassword-increases-user-productivity-with-new-mobile-application/">TeamPassword Mobile</a>, which makes it easier for our users to access their most important logins from their phone or tablet since not everyone works at a desk all day!
The other good news is that our average password count per team has jumped to 214 &mdash; the last time we checked it was 147! Knowing we&rsquo;re helping teams function better &mdash; whether that be for mission-critical logins or for more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/11/09/unusual-logins-sharing-passwords-improves-team-spirit/">unique accounts that encourage team spirit</a>&nbsp;&mdash; is why we do what we do. Here&rsquo;s to 2.5 million shared logins &nbsp;and to the next 2.5 million more!

Last year, we reached a milestone that we could barely wrap our minds around — 1,000,000 shared logins on TeamPassword .

Last year, we reached a milestone that we could barely wrap our minds around — 1,000,000 shared logins ...

Time to Celebrate! TeamPassword Reaches 2.5 Million Shared Logins!

Last year, we reached a milestone that we could barely wrap our minds around — 1,000,000 shared logins on TeamPassword . Today, we’re in shock to have more than doubled that milestone by reaching 2.5 million shared logins!

This past July, we released the<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/07/25/teampassword-increases-user-productivity-with-new-mobile-application/">&nbsp;first-ever mobile app for TeamPassword customers</a>. After working for almost a year to design and develop this app, we have many lessons learned and want to share a bit of how we worked to make TeamPassword Mobile a useful, easy-to-navigate app for our users.
As we designed this app, we used many different UX research methods to stay aware of our users&rsquo; needs and evaluate the effectiveness of our designs. For this initial release, it was very important to make a good first impression, and show our customers how much we value their experience. We also wanted to lay a strong design foundation, to support us as we grow and build out our roadmap of new features.
One of the research methods we used is called a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/first-click-testing.html">First Click Test</a>. This method is great for small, agile teams who need to work fast, but still want to follow a design thinking process and continuously evaluate and iterate their designs. This is a particularly useful method for evaluating navigation, as research has shown that:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;A participant who clicks down the right path on the first click will complete their task successfully 87% of the time.</li>
<li>A participant who clicks down the wrong-path on the first click, tends to only successfully complete their task 46% of the time.&rdquo; -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/first-click-testing.html">Usability.gov</a></li>
</ul>
In a First-Click Test, participants are presented with a single screen, functional or prototype, and given a prompt asking them where they would click (or in our case, tap) to perform a certain task.
We had learned from usability tests that a particular place in our design was confusing users. The screen to view a login had a white, rounded box containing the username and password, and our test participants frequently attempted to tap this box to edit the password. In hindsight, this design clearly implied that the box was a form field... because it looks just like a form field. But this is the beauty of usability tests &mdash; when you are working fast and your team is small, it is easy to miss what may seem obvious. When you put your designs in front of real users, you save yourself the time and investment of having to go back and fix these forehead-smacking issues later!
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We iterated the design of this screen in an attempt to fix this problem, and came up with what we believed to be a major improvement. However, we didn&rsquo;t want to make the mistake of assuming our design would solve the problem. Before we did any development work, we did a First Click Test to validate it.
There are a lot of tools out there to conduct a First Click Test remotely, many that offer a panel of users you can easily recruit from using demographic filters and screener questions. We used a service called&nbsp;<a href="https://usabilityhub.com/">UsabilityHub</a>.
For our test, we simply conducted two versions: one with the current screen and one with the new design, and asked, &ldquo;Where would you click to edit the password?&rdquo; We had a total of 50 participants respond, 25 for each version, and we were able to get results within a couple of hours.
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We found that the new design not only increased the number of people tapping the right spot by 56 percentage points, but also the time it took people to decide on the correct answer was decreased by 44%, from 25 seconds to 14 seconds. This told us that the interaction was not only more clear, but much more intuitive, requiring less cognitive effort to figure out.
At this point, we were able to confidently move forward with development knowing the new design would be an improved experience for our users.
We have a lot of big plans for TeamPassword Mobile, and are so excited to continue using this and other methods to stay aware of what our users want and need from a password manager.

See some ways we used user feedback to make our TeamPassword Mobile a useful, easy-to-navigate app for our users.

This past July, we released the first-ever mobile app for TeamPassword customers . After working for almost a ...

Click Testing to Improve UX for TeamPassword Mobile

This past July, we released the first-ever mobile app for TeamPassword customers . After working for almost a year to design and develop this app, we want to share a bit of how we worked to make TeamPassword Mobile a useful, easy-to-navigate app for our users.

Using First Click Testing to Improve UX for TeamPassword Mobile

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In March,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/03/14/teampassword-one-year-anniversary/">we teased</a>&nbsp;the launch of a long-awaited addition to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/">TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;family. Today, we introduce you to our new app,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190725005461/en/TeamPassword-Increases-User-Productivity-New-Mobile-Application">TeamPassword Mobile</a>! We&rsquo;ve got several features that will make using TeamPassword accessible while on the move and away from your desktop, including Google sign-in, groups and sharing, 2-step verification and password generator. Previously, we&rsquo;ve introduced the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/08/09/teampassword-browser-extensions/">TeamPassword browser extensions</a>&nbsp;for Chrome, Safari and Firefox, which also handles all of those features.
The password manager for teams of all sizes allows businesses to add, share and manage all internal and client passwords for websites, social media accounts, blogs, email marketing platforms and more (the possibilities are really endless).
A note from Brian Sierakowski, director of product at Jungle Disk and founder of TeamPassword:
&ldquo;Most businesses want to enable employees to work remotely in a secure way and encourage teams to collaborate, regardless of their locations. We&rsquo;re excited to launch TeamPassword Mobile to make accessing the tools you need more seamless while also amping up password security to protect business-critical logins and passwords.&rdquo; Find TeamPassword Mobile in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teampassword/id1435214400">App Store</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teampassword&amp;hl=en_US">Google Play Store</a>.
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The top-rated team password manager is now on your iOS and Android devices when you're on the move and away from your desktop.

We’ve got several features that will make using TeamPassword accessible while on the move and away from your ...

TeamPassword Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

We’ve got several features that will make using TeamPassword accessible while on the move and away from your desktop, including Google sign-in, groups and sharing, 2-step verification and password generator

Introducing TeamPassword Mobile to Increase User Productivity

Security breaches have become alarmingly common &mdash; both at home and in the workplace. Despite the rise of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/01/16/hacked-two-factor-authentication/">two-factor authentication</a>&nbsp;and constant horror stories in the media, many people still have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/09/17/bad-password-habits/">poor password hygiene</a>&nbsp;and remain at risk for these kinds of attacks. The stakes are even higher for small businesses with many employees &mdash; a single&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/06/27/things-to-consider-from-verizon-2018-data-breach-investigations-report/">data breach</a>&nbsp;could put them out of business.
The Ponemon Institute, a leading provider of independent research on data protection and emerging technologies, recently released its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yubico.com/authentication-report/">2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report</a>. The survey of 1,761 IT and IT security practitioners around the world provides a lot of insight into privacy and security concerns, including password management, authentication strategies and cybersecurity costs.
Let&rsquo;s take a look at some of the key insights from the report and some best practices to help address them.
<h2 id="phishing-attacks-are-common">Phishing Attacks are Common</h2>
<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/05/20/is-it-a-phishing-email-or-a-real-email-heres-how-to-tell/">Phishing attacks</a>&nbsp;have become the most popular form of cyberattack against many homes and businesses. According to Ponemon, more than half of respondents (51 percent) said that they have experienced a phishing attack. A separate survey from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/average-cost-of-a-spear-phishing/">Cloudmark</a>&nbsp;found that phishing attacks were responsible for 38 percent of all cyberattacks on respondent companies and the average cost following an attack was upwards of $1.8 million.
Surprisingly, 57 percent of those that experienced a phishing attack didn&rsquo;t change&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/06/10/your-passwords-arent-safe-unless-youre-taking-these-5-steps/">the way that they manage their passwords</a>. There&rsquo;s a good chance that many of these incidents also go unreported in the workplace. It&rsquo;s important to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/04/29/how-to-train-employees-on-cybersecurity/">train employees</a>&nbsp;on how to recognize phishing attacks and encourage them to report any attacks to the proper IT personnel. These efforts can help inform training exercises and proactively address risks.
Many network security solutions can also help prevent many phishing attacks. For example, Jungle Disk's Active Network Protection provides cloud firewall protection, safe internet filters,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2016/12/02/jungle-disk-blog-highlights-keep-your-business-critical-data-safe/">VPN remote access</a>&nbsp;and secure WiFi for employees and guests. By blocking many common phishing attempts before they reach employees, you can reduce the changes of employees inadvertently becoming a victim to these kinds of attacks.
<h2 id="password-hygiene-is-lacking">Password Hygiene is Lacking</h2>
Poor password hygiene is a leading cause of cybersecurity problems. According to Ponemon, nearly 70 percent of respondents have shared passwords with colleagues in the workplace and more than half reuse an average of five passwords across their business and/or personal accounts. Two-factor authentication can mitigate many of these issues, but nearly 70 percent of respondents don&rsquo;t use two-factor authentication.
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<a href="https://mailchi.mp/jungledisk.com/checklist-of-small-business-password-best-practices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download a sample cybersecurity job posting to use as a template during your hiring efforts.</a>
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There are several best practices that can help:
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Update passwords on a regular basis because stale passwords often show up in data breaches over time.
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Use passphrases rather than passwords because they&rsquo;re longer and harder for computers to crack.
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<li>
Use different passwords for each website or service, so if one is compromised, it doesn&rsquo;t impact other areas.
</li>
<li>
Enable two-factor authentication or use hardware tokens to add a second layer of security to your sensitive accounts.
</li>
</ul>
Password managers, like&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/password-manager/">TeamPassword</a>, make it easy to automatically generate strong passwords and securely share them with colleagues. With browser plugins, TeamPassword even makes it easy to auto-fill strong passwords, so employees don&rsquo;t have to remember them or look them up every time. That way, there&rsquo;s no excuse for employees to share passwords with their colleagues or re-use the same password across multiple services.
<h2 id="managing-passwords-is-costly">Managing Passwords is Costly</h2>
Many small businesses know the importance of proper password management, but they may not realize how much it costs to manage passwords. According to Ponemon, the average respondent spends about 12 minutes per week entering and/or resetting passwords. This translates to an average cost of $5.2 million per year in lost productivity for organizations with 15,000 employees &mdash; and significant sums for any smaller businesses.
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Password managers can help reduce these costs by making it easier to generate and auto-fill passwords.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/password-manager/">TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;even makes it easy to share common passwords between employees and eliminates the need for password spreadsheets or other bad practices. With the average team having nearly 150 passwords to manage, the ability to generate unique passwords and share them can have a big impact on productivity.
Sign up for a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/password-manager/">free 14-day trial</a>&nbsp;of TeamPassword today!
<h2 id="hardware-tokens-are-the-future">Hardware Tokens Are the Future</h2>
Managing passwords can be inconvenient and cumbersome, and it&rsquo;s impossible to ensure that every single employee is following these best practices. It only takes a single rogue employee or insecure password to bring down the entire network. According to Ponemon, 56 percent of respondents believe that physical hardware tokens are a great alternative to two-factor authentication by eliminating the need for a smartphone or tablet.
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Hardware tokens are physical devices that you carry with you or plug into your computer or smartphone. Some of these devices provide a one-time passcode for signing in with two-factor authentication while others interface directly with common applications, including email and social media accounts. Most of these devices still require a password, but employees don&rsquo;t need to worry about using a smartphone or requiring WiFi.
There are also some attempts to remove passwords altogether. For instance, Apple&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apple.com/iphone-xr/face-id/">Face ID</a>&nbsp;uses biometrics to unlock the smartphone and make purchases. These technologies could not only eliminate the need to remember and manage passwords, but also greatly reduce the odds of an unauthorized login.&nbsp;<a href="https://auth0.com/passwordless">Auth0</a>&nbsp;also launched Passwordless, a product that enables users to login with nothing but their phone and email address.
<h2 id="the-bottom-line">The Bottom Line</h2>
Security breaches have become alarmingly common, but even the victims of cybersecurity incidents haven&rsquo;t stepped up their security measures. The good news is that new technologies are making it easier than ever to protect your own personal data and that of employees from cybersecurity threats. The key is properly implementing these technologies and ensuring that employees receive enough training to actually use them.
<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/get-started/">Sign up for Jungle Disk</a>&nbsp;to access a comprehensive cybersecurity suite that&rsquo;s specifically designed for small businesses with between two and 250 employees.

Security breaches have become alarmingly common — both at home and in the workplace. Learn about the current state of the Password.

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Ponemon’s State of Password Security Recap

Security breaches have become alarmingly common — both at home and in the workplace. Despite the rise of two-factor authentication and constant horror stories in the media, many people still have poor password hygiene and remain at risk for these kinds of attacks.

So you think hackers have stolen your password? You're not the only one. 
Perhaps you've noticed strange activity on your email account or frequent pop-ups on your computer. Perhaps it's just a hunch. 
But how can you know&nbsp;for sure?
There are many warning signs that you've been the victim of a data hack:
<ul>
<li>Your device is slower than normal.</li>
<li>You use more data than normal.</li>
<li>Videos take longer to load.</li>
<li>You received an email notification about a password change you didn't make.</li>
<li>An online account no longer accepts your password.</li>
</ul>
However, hackers can steal your passwords and identity&nbsp;without you ever knowing. That's why it's so difficult to tell if you're the victim of a hack.
This guide will help you work out if hackers have stolen your information and tell you how to stop it from happening again.&nbsp;
Prevent hackers from stealing your data by incorporating TeamPassword into your tech stack. This password manager for teams comes with a range of security features like two-step verification and password encryption.&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign up for a free trial</a>&nbsp;today.&nbsp;

<h2>Have I Been Hacked? How Do I Know?</h2>
There are various ways to tell whether hackers have access to your information:
<ul>
<li>Look for unusual activity on your account. This activity includes logins to your social media accounts from unfamiliar locations or mass messages sent from your email account.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Look for security emails from account providers that warn about failed login attempts or password changes you didn't make.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Look for changes in performance on the devices, apps, and websites you use. For example, see if videos take longer to buffer than normal.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Look at your browser's password manager (if you use one) and check that nobody has changed these credentials.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
All the above can be a guessing game. You might have a feeling that you're the victim of a hack but don't know for sure. 
Checking a stolen password list like "Have I Been Pwned" clears up some of the confusion. This tool searches across multiple data breaches &mdash; when hackers take stolen passwords and usernames and post them online &mdash; to see if cybercriminals have compromised your personal information. 
Here's how to use this stolen password list:
<ol>
<li>Enter your email address on the main page.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Click "pwned."</li>
<li>The website will search thousands of databases to see if hackers have stolen your personal information.</li>
<li>If you receive the "Oh no &ndash; Pwned!" message, it means hackers have posted sensitive information associated with your email address (passwords, addresses, phone numbers, etc.) somewhere online.</li>
<li>If you receive the "Good news &ndash; no pwnage found!" message, it means the website could not find your information on the internet.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
Note: Just because the website can't find your data on the internet, it doesn't mean hackers haven't compromised your personal information.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/password-manager-for-small-businesses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Password Manager for Small Businesses</a>

<h2>Which Passwords Did Hackers Steal?</h2>
Establish which passwords hackers stole in a data breach so you can take quick action. Websites like "Have I Been Pwned"&nbsp;won't&nbsp;tell you which passwords are at risk. You'll only learn whether hackers have compromised the data associated with a particular email address. 
Note: Sometimes, hackers might have access to your email address and other personal information but not your password. It's hard to know for sure.&nbsp;
If hackers have access to your data, it's a good idea to change&nbsp;all passwords&nbsp;associated with the compromised email address. If you use your email address for several online accounts, change the passwords for these services. Updating these passwords might take you a while, and remembering the new passwords leads to additional problems. (Keep reading to find a solution.)
Here are some other tips:
<ul>
<li>When choosing new passwords, use combinations of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Passwords that use all these elements are stronger than those that don't.</li>
<li>Don't write your passwords down because this increases the risk of identity theft.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Don't tell anyone your new passwords.</li>
</ul>
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/the-most-secure-way-to-share-passwords" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Most Secure Way to Share Passwords</a>.

<h2>How Common Is a Data Hack?</h2>
More common than you think. Hackers were responsible for more than 4,000 attacks every day in 2020, and the total number of compromised records exceeded 37 billion. That's a 141% increase from 2019. Much of this compromised data appears on the dark web, where cybercriminals use it to facilitate illegal activities such as identity theft and money laundering.&nbsp;
If you have been the subject of a data hack, you are not alone. However, it's important to act quickly to prevent hackers from accessing your personal or financial accounts.&nbsp;
There are other types of cybercrime to consider. Cybercriminals use techniques like phishing, where they impersonate people online and trick victims into handing over their personal information. Phishing now accounts for more than 80% of all cybersecurity incidents, and criminals steal $17,700 every minute in these attacks.&nbsp;

<h2>What Kind of Information Do Hackers Steal?</h2>
Hackers steal all kinds of personal and financial information:
<ul>
<li>Names</li>
<li>Email addresses</li>
<li>Usernames</li>
<li>Passwords</li>
<li>Addresses</li>
<li>Phone numbers</li>
<li>Bank account details</li>
<li>Credit card numbers</li>
<li>Social Security numbers</li>
<li>Insurance information&nbsp;</li>
<li>IRS information</li>
<li>Photos</li>
<li>Private message</li>
<li>SMS messages</li>
</ul>
Nothing is off-limits for hackers, and these criminals go to great lengths to steal your data. Once they have access to the information above, hackers can transfer money from your bank accounts, use your identity to apply for financing, and damage your credit file.&nbsp;
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/the-scariest-data-breaches-of-all-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Scariest Data Breaches of All Time</a>.
TeamPassword is the best password manager for teams. Features include two-step verification, password encryption, easy password sharing, and more.&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get a free trial now</a>&nbsp;and learn how TeamPassword keeps you safe online.&nbsp;

<h2>Have I Been Hacked? How to Stay Safe.</h2>
There are several ways to improve online security and prevent hackers from accessing your personal information:
<ul>
<li>Use the latest security software and apps when using devices and browsing the internet.</li>
<li>Carry out regular risk assessments where you evaluate your security software.</li>
<li>Back up personal data to a reputable cloud service instead of keeping it on your device.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Don't share personal information with other people.</li>
<li>Create a security management strategy for your organization and share it with all team members.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Using a password manager is another way to stay safe online. The best ones encrypt your online passwords so hackers can't access these credentials, and you can keep passwords in a secure cloud-based vault and not have to remember them. There are various password managers online, including free ones available through most internet browsers, but not all tools are the same.&nbsp;
If you work alongside a team, consider TeamPassword. It's the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">password manager for teams</a>&nbsp;that require world-class security and performance. This all-in-one password solution helps teams like yours store, manage, and share passwords in the safest way possible.&nbsp;

<h2>How Can TeamPassword Help?</h2>
TeamPassword prevents hackers from stealing your organization's most sensitive data with an incredible range of password management features. Enterprises of all sizes use TeamPassword to manage passwords, including tech startups, digital marketing agencies, creative agencies, and software and development teams.
Here are some&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/features" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TeamPassword features</a>&nbsp;that prevent situations involving a stolen password:
<ul>
<li>Random password generation that creates unique passwords for websites.</li>
<li>Two-step password verification.</li>
<li>Activity and logging tools so you can discover who has access to password management features.</li>
<li>Secure encryption technology.</li>
<li>Email notifications about password management actions.</li>
<li>Passwords stored securely in one place. </li>
</ul>
<h2>Final Word</h2>
If you're looking for the answer to the question, "Have I been hacked?" it's difficult to know for sure. Preventing hackers from compromising your data in the first place provides a better resolution. TeamPassword lets you store and manage passwords in a secure environment and minimize the effects of a stolen password so you can avoid hackers stealing your data and continue to collaborate on team projects.&nbsp;
With features like password encryption, two-step authentication, and random password generation, TeamPassword is the best password management solution for teams that want to improve online security.&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign up for a free trial</a>&nbsp;now.

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