We all have secrets no one needs to know. I consider myself a red-blooded native Texan, but I’m also a not-so-proud yet enthusiastic devotee of Married at First Sight: Australia and, for reasons I still don’t quite understand, cried like a baby after watching Richard Linklater’s Boyhood.

While I don’t normally volunteer this information, if other people know it — or somehow figure it out — the flow of happiness in my life will remain uninterrupted.

The same thing is not true when it comes to my passwords. I have more than 50 password-protected devices and applications — everything from my iPhone and Chromebook laptop to my mortgage, checking, email, and credit card accounts. If any of those are compromised, the end is nigh.

The stakes are even higher at your small business. Every digital device (aka “endpoint”) connected to your computer network is a potential entry point for bad actors to access confidential information.

Strong passwords are your first and best step toward endpoint security. We’ll go over the features of effective passwords and the best practices to create them so you can better protect your small business.

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