COMPANIES ARE ON high alert this morning as people return to work three days after a malicious software started causing extensive damage.

The ‘WannaCry2′ ransomware attack has hit more than 200,000 victims at banks, hospitals and government agencies in more than 150 countries.

HSE staff have been told not to log in on their computers for two hours after they turn them on.

As part of online safety against attacks, people are advised to use different passwords for different services.

So today we’re asking, do you use the same password for everything?

Poll Results:

I use a few but they do overlap (6341)

No (3617)

Yes (3209)

I use a password manager (429)

Yes
No
I use a few but they do overlap
I use a password manager

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Poll: Do you use the same password for everything?

Poll Results:

Making a difference

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