Employees accidentally let hackers in by
creating weak passwords, accessing seemingly innocent social networking apps, clicking on legitimate - looking links or unknowingly downloading malicious files.
The fact that many exchanges allow their users to
create weak passwords should «serve as a wake - up call to the entire industry,» Dashlane CEO Emmanuel Schalit said, quoted in a press release.
More than 70 percent of the surveyed exchanges allow you to
create weak passwords, according to the annual Cryptocurrency Exchange Password Power Rankings, presented by Dashlane.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately, security researchers say the
password requirements for the devices are often
weak,
creating openings that Stuxnet (or other viruses) can exploit.
If your account has a strong
password and two - factor authentication enabled, this means that instead of
weak default random
password the TeamViewer client
creates each session, anyone attempting to access the remote computer will need your login, your strong
password, and access to your authenticator.
When you
create a new secure account or update a
weak password, you don't want to strain your brain trying to come up with something strong and unique.
Over 70 percent of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges allow users to
create accounts with
weak passwords, a new study reveals.
«The fact that most exchanges allow their users to
create incredibly
weak passwords should serve as a wake - up call to the entire industry,» he continued.