![]() ![]() He recommends having enterprise users leverage password managers to generate and store lengthy passwords with all alphabet options (such as mixed-case letters) turned on. David Archer, principal scientist of cryptography and multiparty computation at security research and consulting firm Galois. Password management applications for business users (such as 1Password, Dashlane and LastPass) are an effective first step toward reducing security risks associated with passwords, notes Dr. Here's what experts say are the problems with enterprise passwords and advice for improving passwords and authentication security. Each of the following techniques attempts to mitigate against one or more of those methods for instance, passwords with personal information in them are easier to guess, and shorter passwords are easier to crack. There are three main ways in which passwords are compromised, according to Robert O'Connor, CISO for community banktech provider Neocova and former Deputy Director of Enterprise Information Security at the CIA: guessing (by a human), cracking (by algorithmic brute force), and capturing (by gaining access to someplace where a password has been stored, whether that's in a database or on a sticky note). Employees in the media/advertising industry use the greatest number of passwords - 97 - on average, compared to 54 passwords per employee in government (the sector with the lowest average number of passwords per employee). ![]() ![]() The problem is more acute for users at small businesses (25 or fewer employees), who have on average 85 passwords to juggle. LogMeIn’s report finds that users at larger companies (1,001 to 10,000 employees) have on average 25 passwords with which to contend. ![]() It’s no wonder why many employees have password fatigue, which in turn leads to lax password security. Nonetheless, Too many employees “still have poor password hygiene that weakens the overall security posture of their company,” according to the 3 rd Annual Global Password Security Report (2019) from LogMeIn. Here are the most common passwords for the past three years: Worst passwords 2018-2020 Source: Nordpass and SplashData better password securityīusinesses are increasing the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) services to bolster security. Another constant cringe-inducing winner is the word "password." On that note, one new addition to NordPass's list this year was "senha," which is Portuguese for - you guessed it - "password." This may reflect Brazil's burgeoning population becoming more connected to the internet, though they're apparently not any more security conscious than English speakers. Easily guessed number sequences, and "words" made up of letters immediately adjacent to one another on a standard QWERTY keyboard, are always popular so is the phrase "iloveyou," because we are a species of hopeless romantics. Other worst password lists, like SplashData's and those from the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center are mostly consistent. These are the 10 most frequently used and worst passwords of 2020, according to NordPass's most common passwords list: 1 in 20) “qwerty” (always in the top ten) and a slightly longer variation of the reigning champ, “12345678” (always in the top six). Plenty of other epically insecure passwords continue to make the annual password hall of shame, including the aforementioned “password” (always in the top five, and No. The six-digit sequence has also ranked high on other lists over the years SplashData, which has come up with lists using similar methodology, found "123456" in second place in 20 it then jumped up to number one where it stayed every year right through 2019. Yes, tons of people still use “123456” as a password, according to NordPass's 200 most common passwords of the year for 2020, which is based on analysis of passwords exposed by data breaches. “Qwerty” is another contender for the dubious distinction, but the champion is the most basic, obvious password imaginable: “123456.” Pop quiz: What has been the most popular - and therefore least secure - password every year since 2013? If you answered “password,” you’d be close. ![]()
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