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As People continue to accumulate numerous passwords for their online social networking sites, personal e-mail and online banking, most People seem to have no problem logging in with different passwords for different applications to protect THEIR PERSONAL information. So we know People can handle passwords!  The key then for Managers (including IT Managers) is to help People (boards, employees, vendors, contractors, partners, etc.) understand the importance of THEIR ORGANIZATION’s information. However, a recent survey by Credant Technologies revealed that 35% of IT Security professionals do not use a password on their business phones or smartphones, even though they contain sensitive and confidential information!  Information mayRead More →

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A new Computer Security Audit Report was released by Legislative Division of Post Audit State of Kansas in July 2009 providing an overview of computer and network security for five state agencies.  The audit found weak password controls and missing security patches for servers and 39 percent of one unnamed agency’s passwords were cracked within five minutes using free software that can be easily downloaded from the Internet. To breach an agency’s passwords, hackers scan vulnerable servers that may not have the latest security patches applied and then locate an encrypted list of passwords they can copy and use password cracking software to reveal users’Read More →