“123456” reasons why we don’t need a password

U age where digital literacy is imperative, we’re aware of the dangers lurking in a single wrong click. The use of smart technologies and automated solutions can create new opportunities for cybercrime and require a high level of cybersecurity and data protection. Therefore, cybersecurity has become an inevitable component of business, and the lecture will help us understand how we, as individuals, can effectively protect ourselves from cyber threats. Troy Hunt says, “The only secure password is the one you can’t remember.” Hrvoje will go a step further in his lecture. We became acquainted with digital passwords in the 1960s when they protected systems vastly different from those we use today. Passwords make us vulnerable because cyber attackers, through various types of cyberattacks, become the new owners of those passwords. Find out why our security can no longer be based on passwords.