How can you check if you have been hacked or are currently at risk?

On the website haveibeenpwned.com and Scattered Secrets you can check if your password has been hacked. Through Check je Hack, the website of the Dutch police, you can find out whether your personal data is also being offered by malicious parties and whether you are currently at risk of digital (identity) fraud caused by malware.

Strong or weak password?

Strong passwords protect you against unwanted access to personal information and accounts. Especially for important accounts it is wise to pay extra attention to the strength of passwords.

There are regularly large data breaches and these have only grown in recent years. It doesn’t help that nowadays you have to store and create passwords everywhere. Is there a password policy in your organization? Does everyone use a password generator? Is it mandatory to log in with multi‑factor authentication?

Tips for a good password

We have already given tips about good passwords in earlier blogs, here again in a row:

• Vary in characters
• The more characters you use the safer
• Do not add private data to your password
• Use unique passwords for each application
• Change your passwords regularly
• Use a password phrase
• Use a password manager
• Use multi‑factor authentication