3 crucial steps people are not taking: strong passwords, multi-factor and AntiVirus

Today is the Malware Bytes Newsletter. In this article we’re going to talk about three steps people aren’t taking when it comes to CyberSecurity.

While some people I talk to understand the reasons for using something like a Password Manager, they don’t because they just want to get shit done. They don’t want to use software that could in theory lock them out if they forget their “Master Password” as Lastpass made me relogin on my phone.

One thing they didn’t mention is the fact that your Master Password should be easy for you to remember, but of course, not used anywhere else. So I’ll add that.

While the article talks about AntiVirus software and the fact that lots of people don’t use it, I can say that most of the AntiVirus software we know about are not accessible to the disabled community whether you’re blind and use a screen reader, deaf-blind and use a braille display on top of that reader, or disabled in other ways where the software is hard to use with the tools you use on a daily basis.

While I’m getting better on making sure my accounts are as secure as possible, I’m still guilty as charged when it comes to some of my passwords being used in multiple places. Item one of the three items is saying that we need to have a password that is unique and gives you a password as an example.

Item 2 talks about multi-factor authentication. The numbers are staggering between the strong passwords and using multi-factor authentication, otherwise known in some steps as two-step or two-factor authentication.

Finally, the third is AntiVirus. If nothing else, use MalwareBytes. It is accessible enough with a screen reader at least. I don’t know about braille use, but I do know about reader use.

To read the whole article please read 3 crucial security steps people should do, but don’t from the Malwarebytes blog.

Yes, they even criticize the industry about AntiVirus, as it does do more than malware and viruses. It can protect you from Ransomware. These guys have.

Make it a great day!We’ll have more really soon.