Google
has recently reported that 1.5 percent viz. over 316000 of the user
passwords have been compromised already. It has also said that users
are not aware at all about the significant risk their email accounts,
government or financial accounts are put too due to the use of unsafe
or reused passwords. As per the report, shopping websites is where
the risk is the highest.
Google
has also recently announced about its new Password checkup extension
for google chrome. Here chrome users can check their password they
use for logging. If the password is not compromised then you receive
immediate warnings from google.
Just
like shopping websites the risk with many other popular websites is
around 2.5 times more due to the reuse of passwords making is
vulnerable to hijacking even more and easily. The reason probably
users making use of unsafe passwords is their ignorance to a great
extent. There is not much awareness around the reuse of unsafe
passwords more importantly for government and financial
organizations.
Now,
google in its report has not only informed about the threat around
reuse of passwords but also provided a solution to it in a way. As
mentioned earlier the password checkup extension is your answer where
once you flag it, 26 percent of the unsafe passwords are reset by
users. This feature also includes facilities like giving more control
over data to the users with the option to opt out of unknown
telemetry. Furthermore, in case if any issues crop up, the company
can directly inbox the user.
Well, the cyber marketplace is
expanding and becoming and integral part of the human kind but it
comes with its share of vulnerabilities and threats. Being aware
about the safety and security is becoming all the more important as
India is rapidly digitizing and every critical data is online and
accessible too if adequate care is not taken in terms of safety and
Security. Googles Chrome Extension is a step in the direction. Have
you checked it already?
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