Passwords are, for the time being, the authentication mechanism used to verify the identity of people accessing a system. Unfortunately, we do not take care of this information as we should.
A survey conducted by Hitachi ID has found that 46% of organizations store credentials in shared documents. Although insecure passwords remain the main cause of cyberattacks, a poor procedure for securely storing this information is also a cause.
The survey also shows that only 5% of companies are completely sure that an employee leaving the company would not take the credentials with them. This lack of trust is related to the 30% de encuestados que afirman que han experimentado problemas de acceso a sistemas en el momento que alguien se ha marchado de la compañía.
Se recomienda utilizar sistemas de gestión de credenciales y que, In addition, dichas credenciales caduquen cada cierto tiempo o bien se desactiven cuando alguien abandona la compañía.
Fountain: HelpNet Security
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