Security News > 2021 > May > World Password Day: Computer credentials are just as important as passwords—protect them, too
Expert discusses the importance of keeping internal computer credentials as safe as your passwords.
TechRepublic's Karen Roby spoke with Robert Haynes of Checkmarx, a software security solution, about World Password Day, May 6, 2021.
The common advice, we probably hear lots of times on World Password Day is maybe not write your password down on a sticky note and leave it on your desk.
I think people have come along and are starting to figure out, "Oh, maybe 12345 is not the best password." So, we're advancing a little bit, but will there be a day that we don't have passwords? Will there be a day that the weak link of humans sometimes is not involved? So we don't need to worry about compromise anymore? That's a big question.
Like World Password Day, we need to be reminded that we need to check up on our passwords.
I really appreciate, Robert, you being with me here today and talking about this on World Password Day, because obviously cybersecurity and anything related to it is something we can talk about basically every day.