Password Policies Remain Archaic Across Organizations

[frogboy]

Despite the clear and present danger that weak passwords pose to organizations, many remain focused on implementing technology based on policy, not the user, to address the problem.

A study from LastPass and Ovum reveals that more than half of IT executives surveyed rely on employees alone to monitor their own password behavior. About 61% of IT executives surveyed rely exclusively on employee education to enforce strong passwords, so employees are essentially on their own, with no technology in place to enforce any password strength requirement.

The study further revealed that 76% of employees say they experience regular password usage problems, and more than a third of users need password-related help desk support at least once every month.

Defense against password sharing is far too weak as well. When asked how they guard against unnecessary password sharing, 64% of IT execs surveyed had no technology in place, and only 14% had automated control facilities in place to know when it is happening.

“This research has clearly identified an urgent need to close the password security gap,” said Andrew Kellett, principal analyst, Infrastructure Solutions at Ovum. “Far too many organizations are leaving the responsibility for password management to their employees and don’t have the automated password management technology in place to identify when things are going wrong.”

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[Local Host]

Can tell most companies ignore their IT Department suggestions cause they don't wanna waste time nor money, in the end they complain to the IT Department if something happens

 

[TairikuOkami]

Our company requires to change passwords once a year. We have to stick them to monitors afterwards, so everyone would know, what they are.

 

[Weebarra]

And then they wonder how they get into trouble that is a pretty basic thing to do, heck they could even do it for free, it doesn't cost anything to generate strong passwords but perhaps they should shell out a few bucks to keep them safe and manage them.

Our company requires to change passwords once a year. We have to stick them to monitors afterwards, so everyone would know, what they are.

Fabulous strategy @TairikuOkami where do you work again, just in case i happen to walk past one day, lol.

 

[Venustus]

So many people still use 1234 as a password .A good password generator is a must have. Eventually iris scanning will probably be the norm

 

[TairikuOkami]

Fabulous strategy @TairikuOkami where do you work again, just in case i happen to walk past one day, lol.

The biggest employer in my country, slovak post. And we can not use the same password again, it also has to contain upper, lower cases and numbers, but luckily, it is not very smart algorithm, so we cycle it, like Password123, Password321, 123Password, etc, but sometimes we get creative, like Henry456.