Digital identity: an asset worth preserving
Today, almost everyone knows someone who has had their personal e-mail account hacked, an iPad blocked or their identity stolen... This reality illustrates both the impact of the risks induced by digital uses, and the major strategic role played by digital identity in protecting access and data.
Cybermoi/s 2023 has just come to an end, and we would like to salute the campaign run by cybermalveillance.gouv.fr and all cybersecurity professionals. To round off this month of awareness-raising, we've chosen to focus on digital identity.
Quickly, quickly...
We all have a sort of frenzy (not to say bulimia) when it comes to consuming digital services. The common denominator of all these services is identity, and with it the issue of personal information, which enables us to obtain the sesame to validate our order, access information or watch the latest series!
This step of sharing information with the service provider is often perceived as restrictive ("Ah, another site asking me for information..."), but it is above all a necessary evil. The consequence is simple: by going too fast, we forget to be vigilant (a bit like the quick click to make the pop-up about cookies or personal data disappear)! It has to be said that the main challenge for service providers is to make the customer experience as fluid as possible, to reduce the pre-purchase drop-out rate, and to provide access to information as quickly as possible...
... but not too fast either!
Your need for speed is fine. But what about security? Did you know that there are several ways of logging on? Wouldn't it be a good time to ditch your good old "pizza1234" password (and throw away the post-it note stuck to your computer screen)? And, while you're at it, unsubscribe from all those newsletters that go straight into your inbox?
Establish your contract of digital trust
Just as in a serious relationship, where getting to know each other helps to establish a relationship of trust, creating a digital identity is the moment when you establish a contract of digital trust: who am I, what do I need, how can I personalize my password to remember it while making it unique... these are all questions that deserve our attention for just a few minutes (promise, just a few minutes, we haven't forgotten the famous requirement for speed!).
Our advice?
Take the time to (re)establish serious, secure relationships with your service providers. You'll see the benefits are manifold: for the security of your data, your time, your money, and also to better control your digital impact (if you take the time, you'll notice that the box you thought you were checking to not receive the newsletter, was actually the option to receive it! 🧐).
-> To find out more about Cybermois initiatives: Cybermoi/s 2023: un mois pour devenir #CyberResponsable - Assistance aux victimes de cybermalveillance
