Most breaches do not start with a movie-style hack. They start with a reused password, a trusted login prompt, or an account nobody reviewed after a role change. This course covers the everyday identity habits that close those gaps: stronger passphrases, password managers, MFA, safer SSO, managed shared credentials, account recovery, zero trust, privileged access, and password policy. Learners leave knowing which accounts need the most care and what to do when credentials may already be exposed.
What you'll learn:
- Explain why weak, reused, or leaked passwords still open the door for attackers
- Create passphrases and use password managers so every important account has its own login
- Use MFA, SSO, and shared-credential controls without creating a new single point of failure
- Respond to account compromise and help enforce stronger identity rules across the organization
Password Security & Identity Management
Why short, reused, or predictable passwords fail fast, and how credential stuffing turns one leak into a much bigger problem.
How passphrases use length instead of clever tricks, plus the habits that keep important passwords unique.
Why password managers stop reuse, how encrypted vaults work, and how to avoid locking yourself out.
How MFA combines two proof points, and why authenticator apps and security keys are safer than SMS.
What SSO makes easier, where it concentrates risk, and why the identity provider needs MFA, monitoring, and clean offboarding.
How teams can use vaults, access logs, MFA codes, and rotation when shared logins cannot be avoided.
How to recover after an account breach: spot the signs, change the password safely, add MFA, end sessions, and check backdoors.
How zero trust checks the user, device, and action instead of assuming network location proves safety.
Why attackers chase admin accounts, and how PAM vaults, session logs, and just-in-time access limit the damage.
How password policy uses length, breach checks, MFA, and technical enforcement instead of relying on training alone.
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About the teacher
Vikram Chalana
Vikram Chalana is the co-founder and CEO of Pictory. He is an engineer and entrepreneur who previously co-founded Winshuttle, an enterprise software company that grew to 300 employees globally.
At Pictory, Vikram works on making video creation easier for trainers, educators, marketers and business teams who want to turn existing content into clear, useful videos with AI.
