{"id":76052,"date":"2015-03-25T17:03:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T21:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T21:11:13","slug":"password-pain-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/password-pain-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Pain Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Password<\/a>Despite claims to the contrary, the password isn’t dead<\/strong> yet. Help Net Security<\/em><\/a> points out new research<\/a> from SecureAuth<\/a> that documents how dependent many firms are on passwords.<\/strong> In fact, the research found that 40%<\/strong> of IT decision-makers admit that passwords are their only IT security<\/a> measure. The IT leaders also believe it will take 5 years to see a significant shift in organizations’ reliance on passwords. The author says this is a worrying revelation, considering how many\u00a0security breaches are the result of compromised credentials.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The researchers found that the entertainment, hospitality,<\/strong> and leisure industry is taking the most risks with its data as 65% of respondents from this sector admit their organizations only use passwords<\/strong> as a security method. (rb- No wonder they keep getting<\/a> hacked!<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n

The author claims that SeaureAuth found that 45% of public sector<\/strong> organizations only use passwords. (rb- Another reason to limit how much data they collect on citizens<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Despite companies relying on passwords alone, the survey revealed that 63% of respondents believe their current authentication methods are effectively protecting valuable assets. The survey also revealed that firms worry about protecting different resources:<\/p>\n