{"id":442,"date":"2023-10-17T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rm73v2idht.onrocket.site\/?p=442"},"modified":"2023-10-17T18:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:28:14","slug":"check-to-see-if-your-email-password-combination-has-been-exposed-in-a-recent-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"Check to see if your email\/password combination has been exposed in a recent data breach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231016-blog.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, we thought that we would take the next few weeks to highlight cyber security exposures that are common to law firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s topic \u2013 Passwords!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that there is a website that you can go to check to see if your email\/password combination has been a part of a data breach?&nbsp; It\u2019s called \u201cHave I Been Pwned?\u201d and you can access it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\">https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It contains over 12 BILLION username\/password combos that have been exposed in recent hacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the site and enter your email address to see if you have been exposed.&nbsp; If so \u2013 change your password immediately for the account that was hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to create a good password?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Try using these 7 criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 characters or more in length<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contains an uppercase letter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contains a lowercase letter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contains a number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contains a symbol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does not contain real words that could easily guessed by a dictionary attack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hasn\u2019t been used before as a password by your email address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help remembering each unique password?&nbsp; Invest in a password manager, like 1Password or KeePass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions about risk mitigation for this exposure?\u00a0Call us at 412.563.2106<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next week, we will discuss multi factor authentication!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, we thought that we would take the next few weeks to highlight cyber security exposures that are common to law firms. 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