Study: Employees have lax password habits

Iria · Oct 18, 2006, 01:48 AM

Source: MSNBC
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NEW YORK - One in three people write down computer passwords, undermining their security, and companies should look to more advanced methods, including biometrics, to ensure their systems are safe, a new study shows.

A study released Tuesday by global research firms Nucleus Research and KnowledgeStorm found companies’ attempts to tighten IT security by regularly changing passwords and making them more complex by adding numbers as well as letters had no impact on security..

Oct 18, 2006, 01:48 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Study: Employees have lax password habits Source: MSNBC _________ NEW YORK - One in three people write down computer passwords, undermining their security, and companies should look to more advanced methods, including biometrics, to ensure their systems are safe, a new study shows. A study released Tuesday by global research firms Nucleus Research and KnowledgeStorm found companies’ attempts to tighten IT security by regularly changing passwords and making them more complex by adding numbers as well as letters had no impact on security..