Identity theft is one of the world’s fastest growing crimes, but adding strong authentication to your password can prevent it. Today is World Password Day, and here are some of the comments Help Net Security received from the infosec community.

This year’s World Password Day is particularly pertinent as it marks almost a year to the day of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force. As organisations look to become compliant with the impending regulation, which will introduce new accountability obligations for businesses, it’s a fitting time to question the ongoing suitability of passwords.