Password Security Threats and How to Protect Yourself

Tamim Alabdali, Abdulelah Alghamdi

Abstract: Did you know that compromised credentials is the most common initial attack vector responsible for 20% of data breaches? This should not be a surprise knowing that many people follow insecure ways of handling passwords including reusing the same password for different accounts. There is no doubt that the majority of people need to rethink their password security. Hackers have been diligent in developing new techniques to steal your information, putting your data, privacy, and cybersecurity at risk. This paper shed some light on the various security threats to your password and the different ways to protect yourself against such threats.

Keywords: password security, cybersecurity, putting your data, privacy.

Title: Password Security Threats and How to Protect Yourself

Author: Tamim Alabdali, Abdulelah Alghamdi

International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research

ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)

Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022

Page No: 65-67

Research Publish Journals

Website: www.researchpublish.com

Published Date: 17-May-2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6556648

Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022

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Password Security Threats and How to Protect Yourself by Tamim Alabdali, Abdulelah Alghamdi