To World Password Day [7th May]: Improved security instead of constantly changing passwords
Experts at AV-TEST have compiled the following best practices for consumer users, freelancers, and small business owners.
(PresseBox) - Most data breaches occur when a database gets hacked and account data is stolen. This typically happens when vulnerabilities are exploited by attackers. As a consequence, billions of login credentials have been leaked online. So your option now is to change all your passwords. Or you could simply secure your login credentials using the latest technology. Experts at AV-TEST have compiled the following best practices for consumer users, freelancers, and small business owners.
The darknet is awash with leaked datasets from major database hacks. Researchers of online security then compile the compromised data and categorize the login credentials in their research databases. “The Have I Been Pwned? database is one of the most famous resources for data breaches, and it is publicly accessible. Currently it contains login records of 17.5 billion compromised accounts from 972 sources of data breaches. Users can enter their e-mail and check whether their e-mail account appears in a database and if so, which data breach. Of course, the password won’t be listed; there is only an indication of whether or not it was also leaked”, explains Erik Heyland, Head of Testing Labs at AV-TEST. [...]Read more
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About the AV-TEST Institute
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.
Datum: 29.04.2026 - 16:00 Uhr
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Contact person: Erik Heyland
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