{"id":4362,"date":"2016-10-04T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T21:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=4362"},"modified":"2016-10-19T17:24:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T22:24:17","slug":"frequently-change-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/frequently-change-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"How Frequently Should You Change Your Passwords?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a lot of contradictory information online about how frequently we should change our passwords. More than a decade ago, we might have used the same password for years, across a variety of different accounts. This is no longer an acceptable practice. With an increasingly technological world comes an increase in malicious threats. These threats not only target large financial companies and the like, but may also attempt to steal our personal information.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to prevent access to our personal information, we\u2019ve had to create stronger, complicated passwords for each account that are ideally \u201chack-proof.\u201d Not only is this a difficult process, but it\u2019s also been recommended that we change our passwords frequently \u2014 sometimes every 60 days. However, changing our passwords this frequently isn\u2019t beneficial for us, nor does it make our accounts and information more secure.<\/p>\n

Read More: Google\u2019s Password Alert Tool Helps Prevent Phishing Attacks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bad Password Habits<\/strong>
\nIf you\u2019re told to change your password for an account multiple times per year, you\u2019re more likely to create \u201cbad\u201d passwords. Instead of putting in enough effort to create a strong password, you might minimally change a current password by altering a number, adding a different symbol, or else changing a lowercase letter to an uppercase letter. Add in the fact that you probably have at least a dozen different accounts that require passwords. If you change your passwords for all of these accounts too frequently, you\u2019re not only making everything harder for yourself in terms of memorization, but you\u2019re making those accounts less secure.<\/p>\n

How Often You Should Change Your Password<\/strong>
\nChanging your password once (or twice) per year should be sufficient. If you change your password more frequently than that, such as every few months, you\u2019re putting yourself and your account at risk. Even if you were to make strong new passwords every few months, you wouldn\u2019t necessarily prevent any security risks. It would be more troublesome for you than for a potential hacker. However, if you feel like your password has been compromised, is too weak, or if you\u2019ve shared it with someone else, then by all means change it immediately. But make sure you take the time to think of a strong, complex password that will secure your account until it’s time to change it again.<\/p>\n

Download PSafe Total<\/strong>
\nIf you really want to make your personal information more secure, download PSafe Total<\/a><\/strong> for your Android device and PSafe Total Windows<\/a><\/strong> for your PC to ensure that your data is protected against malicious threats 24\/7. With PSafe Total\u2019s Vault feature, you can even create a second password for important apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s always a good idea to change your passwords regularly. 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