Password
Password
- April 23, 2021
- Posted by: Nicola Selenu

Although Bill Gates might have predicted the demise of the password over a decade ago, the humble password is still the primary means of authenticating endpoint devices, on-premise computers and cloud services for a substantial number of users. End-users must be made aware of the risks of using weak passwords which can be brute-forced or recycling passwords which makes them easily guessable. Moreover, during IT security awareness training, end-users should be reminded of the importance of using two-factor authentication where possible.
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Although Bill Gates might have predicted the demise of the password over a decade ago, the humble password is still the primary means of authenticating endpoint devices, on-premise computers and cloud services for a substantial number of users. End-users must be made aware of the risks of using weak passwords which can be brute-forced or recycling passwords which makes them easily guessable. Moreover, during IT security awareness training, end-users should be reminded of the importance of using two-factor authentication where possible.
- Term: Security Awareness Training
- Term: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Term: Password
- Term: Email Service Provider (ESP)
- Term: Deliverability
- Term: SpamAssassin
- Term: Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ESMTP)
- Term: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Term: Domain Name System (DNS)
- Term: Authentication
Author:Nicola Selenu
Email Service Providers Handbook
The most comprehensive “Handbook of Email Service Providers“!
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All SpamAssassin rules in one place, EXPLAINED!
SMTP COMMANDS
& REPLY CODES
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- Term: Security Awareness Training
- Term: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Term: Password
- Term: Email Service Provider (ESP)
- Term: Deliverability
- Term: SpamAssassin
- Term: Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ESMTP)
- Term: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Term: Domain Name System (DNS)
- Term: Authentication