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ARIJ Digital Security Toolkit

Authentications and Passwords tips and tools

Use password manager software that stores encrypted passwords online, ARIJ recommends:

Enable 2-factor authentication by using authenticator apps or activate SMS. ARIJ recommends apps below:

Sign-up with Data Breach Alerts; Data Breach Alerts notify you once it allocates any of your/your family's stolen information is found on the dark web, where hackers buy and sell stolen data. ARIJ recommends signing-up with:

Use a strong password, a phrase and incorporate shortcut codes or acronyms

Use a unique password for each account, that even in the event of a data breach in one of the services you use, your other accounts are not at risk.

Don't reuse passwords for any account, reused passwords are one of the leading causes of account compromise

Reset your passwords at least every two months, this ensures that if a password is compromised, the time that a cybercriminal remains inside the hacked account is relatively short.

Don't save your passwords in web browsers, web browsers are fairly easy to break into, and lots of malware, browser extensions and even honest software can extract sensitive information from them.


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