Your Password Is Not Fine. (Yes, Even If It Has a Number in It.)

Okay, we need to talk.

And before you panic—no, your system hasn’t been hacked. Yet. 

But if your password is anything like Buckeye123, Summer2020, or, heaven forbid, password1... 

We’re staging a friendly little intervention. 

Because listen—we get it. You’ve got a million things to do. You don’t have time to remember a unique 16-character combination of symbols, letters, and the blood type of your firstborn. 

But cybercriminals? They’re counting on that. 

🙈 “But I Only Use That Password for Unimportant Stuff…”

Famous last words.

Here’s the thing: hackers know we’re creatures of habit. So if you use the same password (or close variations of it) for your email, your Amazon account, your work login, and your 2013 fantasy football league, you’ve just opened the door to all of it. 

They don’t need to “hack” anything. 

They just guess once—and walk right in.

🛑 Here’s Why It Matters (Even If You’re Not a Tech Person) 

• One bad password = access to everything. 
• Business email compromise is one of the top ways attackers break in. 
• Ransomware often starts with a single password leak. 
• And no, “adding a 1 at the end” doesn’t help. 

Oh, and if you’re still keeping passwords in a Word doc called “passwords.docx”... we need to talk privately.

So What Should You Do?

Here’s your non-judgy, business-leader-friendly password upgrade checklist:

✅ Use a password manager. Yes, even if it feels weird at first. These tools securely store all your logins so you don’t have to remember 27 different combos. 
We like: 1Password, Bitwarden, or LastPass (with two-factor enabled, of course). 

✅ Make it long & random. Use phrases or generated gibberish like: Ravioli!Waterfall$Lunchbox17 
AVOID pet names, birth years, or anything a quick social media scroll could reveal. (Looking at you, Fluffy2018.)

✅ Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Yes, that annoying code texted to your phone? It's actually your new best friend. 

✅ Change your passwords every so often. Especially after a data breach.
Not sure if you've been compromised? Check haveibeenpwned.com. (Yes, it's real. Yes, it's safe.) 

🙌 We’re Not Judging. We’re Just Helping You Stay Safe. 

Here at Cloud Cover, we work with awesome business leaders across Ohio who are amazing at what they do—but maybe haven’t changed a password since 2009. 

That’s okay. That’s why we’re here. 

From setting up password managers to enforcing MFA and keeping systems locked down, we make cybersecurity feel less like a panic attack and more like a to-do list you’ve already checked off. 

👋 Ready to Ditch “Buckeye123” Forever? 

If you're ready to take your business security seriously (without getting overwhelmed), let’s chat. 

We'll help you lock it down—without locking you out.