5 things to do on World Password Day to keep your accounts safe

World Password Day is a perfect time to think about the passwords you're using and whether you should update them.

It may seem like there's a random holiday for everything, but this one actually matters more than most. According to the National Day Calendar, security researcher Mark Burnett proposed the idea of a "password day" in his 2005 book Perfect Passwords, so that people would take a moment to update their login credentials. Inspired by that suggestion, Intel Security launched the first World Password Day in 2013. It takes place on the first Thursday in May -- and this year, that's May 1.

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Keep in mind that data breaches and targeted attacks make the headlines almost daily. Dedicating a specific day in the year to password ...