Better ‘password hygiene’ urged for safest way to protect yourself online

Attempts by cybercriminals to sell password credentials of British MPs is a timely reminder that ‘password hygiene’ is the safest way to protect yourself online, a leading cybersecurity expert has warned.

Better ‘password hygiene’ urged for safest way to protect yourself online

CEO of Cork-based Smarttech, Ronan Murphy said the cyberattack on the House of Commons on Saturday likely emanated from a stolen database on the ‘dark web’, where login credentials for MPs and police officers had recently been up for sale.

Mr Murphy, a former chair of Cork’s voluntary tech movement IT@Cork, said the best practice for keeping cybercriminals at bay was recycling passwords regularly.

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