World Password Day 2025: All the news, updates and advice from our experts
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When was the first World Password Day?
When thinking historically, passwords bring to mid verbal phrases used to signify an allegiance to a particular person or group, or to gain access to a restricted room. Nowadays, we use passwords to keep our accounts and files secure.
The history of World Password Day doesn’t go as far back as secret pass phrases, and the day was in fact founded by Intel in2013 as a way to remind people to better their password security and general account security habits. Thanks Intel.
How big is World Password Day?
As we hit 3pm here in the UK, Australia has officially ticked over into May 1st 2025, marking the official start of World Password Day 2025 (for those down under at least).
Data from Google Trends shows that World Password Day sees a yearly spike beginning in April and peaking in at the beginning of May, with 2022 being particularly big year for World Password Day.
Many governments and organizations use World Password Day as a yearly reminder to check the best practices for password security. It’s also a great opportunity for phishing and social engineering training.
What is World Password Day anyway
World Password Day is an annual day to recognize the importance of password security and share insights and techniques to improve credential security. Passwords are often the single line of defense between a hacker and your personal info, so having a short and poorly crafted password can result in social engineering, data theft, banking and credit fraud, and even identity theft.
Carla Roncato, VP Identity at WatchGuard, summarizes why password security awareness is so important. “As we mark another World Password Day, the conversation often turns to strengthening password habits and promoting password managers. While those are necessary steps, there’s a deeper, more pressing issue that needs the spotlight: the thriving underground economy trading in stolen credentials on the dark web.”
So, to mark World Password Day 2025 which will begin on the 1st May, we will be sharing recommendations and insights from security experts, alongside password manager deals, advice, and best practices to help keep you and your online accounts safe!
Refresh 2025-04-30T16:02:11.508Z When was the first World Password Day? (Image credit: Shutterstock) When thinking historically, passwords bring to mid verbal phrases used to signify an allegiance to a particular person or group, or to gain access to a restricted room. Nowadays, we use passwords to keep our accounts and files…
