Changing passwords regularly is one way to help ensure your data remains secure. Excellware always encourages customers to use secure passwords and update them on a regular basis. Some recent security breaches provide a compelling reason to update all Internet passwords immediately.
Even if you have changed your passwords recently, it may be in your best interest to change them again. Heartbleed, a recently discovered online security threat, potentially exposed personal information such as credit card details, passwords, and other personal data to hackers over the last two years. Online banks, merchants, email hosting companies, and many others have been rushing to implement a security fix to repair the Heartbleed flaw.
It is critical that you update your passwords regularly for all Internet sites to ensure that your personal data remains secure and private. However, websites need to have patched this flaw before changing your password will protect you; most have done so at this point. If you are unsure whether a site has repaired the flaw, change your password now and then again in about a week. If you don't already, get in the habit of changing passwords on a regular schedule.
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Some websites that have been affected by Heartbleed:
- Yahoo (including email)
- Google (including email)
- Facebook
- Tumblr
- Amazon Web Services
- GoDaddy
- Intuit/TurboTax
- Dropbox
- LastPass
- SoundCloud
Though most major banks have not reported security breaches, changing your password for them regularly is recommended anyway.
