# New year, new passwords

Passwords are your first line of defense against cyberattacks. According to recent data, around 80% of data breaches are attributed to weak or reused passwords, and approximately 30% of internet users have experienced a data breach due to weak passwords. Remember these tips when you create your passwords.

- **Use strong passwords**: Choose a password that combines upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols, and is at least 12 characters long. Avoid using common phrases such as “Password123.”
- **Don’t reuse passwords**: Although reusing passwords might be convenient, you want to avoid doing it. Reusing passwords creates a danger in security, a breach in one account can lead to a domino effect, compromising all accounts.
- **Try a password manager**: These tools help you create and securely store passwords, so you don’t need to remember them all.

Start the year by strengthening your digital defense. Updating your passwords takes just a few minutes and can protect you from many online threats. Avoid password reuse and use a trusted password manager to make it easier to generate and remember passwords.

**Resources**:

[The best password managers](https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers)

**To add to DAT’s continuous security updates, on December 13th, we released an update to enhance account security and streamline the login process.**

Users now have the option to set up a passkey when logging in, which provides a faster and more secure way to access their accounts through biometrics. To learn more about this new log in feature, [click here](https://one.support.dat.com/9-troubleshooting-2734b01a/universal-login-9ac522e2).