Protecting your password: Create an unbreakable one

Dubai, UAE – Every year, on the first Thursday in May, World Password Day is commemorated, a perfect setting in which Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading global specialist cybersecurity provider, takes the opportunity to send a reminder about the importance of dedicating special care to passwords, as they are one of the main barriers against cyber criminals.

Passwords are used by billions of users around the world, but despite their enormous importance, there is still a high number of bad practices when it comes to managing and creating them. In 2019, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre revealed that 23 million people worldwide continue to use insecure passwords such as "123456", evidencing that many users are still unaware of the pote