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Professionnal IT security is a critical part in our modern world. Absolutely everyone is concerned about it. From the employee dealing with codes on a daily basis, to the entrepreneur needing to secure its data, or the IT Manager of a small, medium or large organization.
Although some techniques are trying to evict passwords (magnetic or smart cards, two-factor authentication by SMS, digital or facial recognition), we must admit that passwords are everywhere, especially in professional software, sites and intranets. Indeed, almost all services rely on passwords: CRM software, backup management, messaging, FTP access, RDP connection, and a myriad of others.
Therefore, it is absolutely essential to ensure that the passwords you use (or those that you define for your employees) meet certain criteria, and are used in the right way. The following articles will prove you that a password is more than just a sequence of characters!
It is also important to remember that we often break the thin line between pro and personal life, storing business passwords on our mobile devices, phones, or at home. That's why we recommend you take a look at our personal safety tips in addition to those already available on this page.
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