Largest Study of Its Kind Shows Outdated Password Practices Are Widespreadwww.cc.gatech.eduexternal-linkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml haxor ( @haxor@derp.foo ) MB Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish • 10 months ago message-square2fedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110external-linkLargest Study of Its Kind Shows Outdated Password Practices Are Widespreadwww.cc.gatech.edu haxor ( @haxor@derp.foo ) MB Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish • 10 months ago message-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-square edric ( @scytale@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoEven corporate IT security still refuses to stop the frequent password change policies even when NIST now says it’s safer to not change as often and just change passwords if it was compromised or shared somewhere else.
minus-square Sir_Kevin ( @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoEvery three damn months. It basically forces you to include something that makes the password less secure.
Even corporate IT security still refuses to stop the frequent password change policies even when NIST now says it’s safer to not change as often and just change passwords if it was compromised or shared somewhere else.
Every three damn months. It basically forces you to include something that makes the password less secure.