A whopping 25% of employees are using the same password for all logins. What if that password is available on the dark web? A massive amount of passwords are compromised due to data breaches and used by the bad guys for attacks. Are any hacked passwords in use within your organization?
Surprising statistics from SecureLink recently discovered that 80% of Data Breaches leveraged compromised passwords. This startling insight should serve as a warning but yet, the trend continues on.
Using breached passwords puts your network at risk. Password policies often do not prevent employees using known bad passwords. Making your users frequently change their passwords isn’t a good solution either. It only takes one compromised password match for the bad guys to gain access.
It's important to be cognizant of how compromised credentials can lead to data breaches. If you utilize a remote access or remote support tool, the only way to ensure your network is not compromised if you never give them out in the first place to vendors. Don't be negligent to the permit access to your users, and by all means do NOT grant access of all files to the company.
There are several other ways to prevent and mitigate data breaches due to compromised passwords. To truly ensure your users know how to stay secure, continual security awareness training is essential for them to apply these skills to their day-to-day operations.
