{"id":62883,"date":"2021-01-07T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T20:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=62883"},"modified":"2021-01-07T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T20:30:09","slug":"new-year-new-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/new-year-new-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Friendly Reminder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I frequently mention on here that education is key to safety. You remember the 90s campaign, The More You Know. Well, that goes for everything. So what can we learn for cybersecurity this month? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For starters, experts are now recommending that you don&#8217;t need to change your password every 90 days. But then when should you change them? If not quarterly, at least twice a year. 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And we definitely want you to stay safe out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@paulius005?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Paulius Dragunas<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/password?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Friendly Reminder I frequently mention on here that education is key to safety. You remember the 90s campaign, The More You Know. Well, that goes for everything. So what can we learn for cybersecurity this month? For starters, experts are now recommending that you don&#8217;t need to change your password every 90 days. 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