Password Apathy Is Costing Kiwis Millions
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 11:17 am A simple change to password behaviour could save New Zealanders millions of dollars says CERT NZ, the government agency which supports organisations and individuals affected by cyber security incidents. In 2020, Kiwis lost almost $17 million1 through cyber attacks. In some cases this financial loss was due to poor password practice, like weak passwords or reusing passwords across multiple accounts. A well known password manager service 2 cited ‘123456’, ‘picture1’, ‘password’ and ‘12345678’ as some of the most commonly used passwords in 2020....