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# Safe Password Best Practices and Multi-Factor Authentication

 May 18, 2021

Passwords are hard. They’re hard to remember, hard to create, hard to use. We’ve talked before about [how a password manager can help your productivity and security](https://blog.mytech.com/a-single-digital-keyring-how-and-why-to-implement-a-password-vault), but what about the passwords themselves? What makes a password secure or insecure? Why is it so important to include a number and a special character? And why can’t you use the same password for everything?  

In  this educational session, as we take a broader look at password use: why it’s so important, what the “safest” kinds of passwords are, and why “[Password1!](https://youtu.be/aHaBH4LqGsI)” is such a widespread problem. We’ll also explain the extra steps you can take to secure your password use, such as Multi-Factor Authentication and Password Managers. 

 

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