Schaumburg, IL (Sept. 4, 2024) — Weak passwords are one of the most common causes of data breaches for businesses and organizations. Once a hacker has gained access to a company’s infrastructure, that cyber criminal can access sensitive information, impersonate legitimate users, and disrupt a company’s operations.
To help prevent such breaches of a company’s infrastructure, Pulse Technology, a technology company serving the IT, managed print services and other needs of businesses throughout the Midwest and beyond, has created a downloadable resource that will be of great value to businesses and organizations everywhere: “A Guide to Creating Strong Password Policies.”
This 10-page guide has been prepared by the information technology (IT) experts at Pulse Technology and is available at no cost.
“A Guide to Creating Strong Password Policies” reveals some troubling statistics: A “brute force” hacker can find a user’s password, ranging between 4 and 11 characters (all numbers) instantly. And many people inadvertently make their job even easier, with the most commonly used password being “123456” and that 59% of U.S. adults use either their name or birthday as part of their passwords.
“A Guide to Creating Strong Password Policies” takes the viewer through the “why” of the need to create and enforce a strong password policy at a place of business, showing the dangers that can happen when a system is breached. The guide also details best practices for creating and enforcing a password policy that will help keep information more safe. Readers and viewers will learn valuable tips on how to make their organization’s infrastructure more secure through stronger password policies.
Anyone looking for a simple, easy-to-read guide on the how’s and why’s of improved password security will want to see this guide. You can download it by visiting here.
Chip Miceli, president and CEO of Pulse Technology, explained, “Hackers are working around the clock to find new ways to breach the infrastructures of businesses and organizations. One of the questions we receive most frequently is what a business can do on its own to improve its security. Adopting, understanding and enforcing a strong password policy companywide is important for business security. We are happy to provide this comprehensive guide for a quick at-a-glance look at how to improve your password security.”
Statistics show that the small business owner is far from immune to cyber attacks. In fact, 43% of all cyberattacks target smaller businesses. And another daunting statistic is that 60% of businesses that experience a significant data loss due to a cyber attack go out of business within six months.
The guide offers insight into key areas of password protection, including:
- The number of people nationwide whose systems have been hacked because of weak passwords
- Components of a strong password policy
- Importance of multi-factor authentication
- Guidelines to creating a strong password: length of password, and what it should include
- What to avoid in creating a password
- Other cybersecurity measures a company should take
- Password protocols (should you ever share a password, for example)
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About Pulse Technology
Pulse Technology is a leader in the field of print management, network services (IT), and other office solutions including furniture design and sales, office products, mailing equipment and their supplies, as well as custom and promotional products, with a history dating back to 1955. Pulse Technology is the re-branded name for several well-known area businesses: Des Plaines Office Equipment, McShane’s, and Kramer Leonard. With locations in Merrillville, Indiana; Schaumburg, Illinois; and Brookfield, Wisconsin, Pulse Technology serves the needs of businesses across the Midwest.
The firm provides products and services to a diverse client base that includes schools, hospitals, law offices, accounting firms, and financial institutions, among others. The firm has won the Sharp Document’s Hyakuman Kai award for sales excellence since 1988 and the Elite Dealer by ENX Magazine since 2007 and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list for fastest-growing businesses across the United States. Pulse Technology has also won the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award, and the ENX Magazine Difference Maker recognition. Pulse Technology has also been named to the “Best Places to Work in Illinois” for 2021, 2022. 2023 and 2024.
