Higher education IT teams are struggling to enforce password rules

IT teams in higher education are struggling to enforce strong passwords, resulting in an increasing number of data breaches, new research has claimed.  To solve the problem, these organizations should deploy password management solutions, says password management solutions provider LastPass. The company recently polled 300 IT professionals employed at higher education institutions and found that this year, 88 percent of these …

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Many firms do not enforce proper password rotation policies

Security best practice dictates that it’s important for employees to regularly change their password. However, a new report from VPNOverview suggests that most organizations don’t even have a password rotation policy in place. What’s more, even if the necessary policies are implemented, many businesses fail to enforce them, while employees are likely to prioritize convenience over security. Polling 1,247 workplaces …

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