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IT password survey

by Mark Rowe

Just over 13 percent of IT security people admit to being able to access previous employers’ systems using their old credentials, a new survey from Lieberman Software Corporation suggests.

The survey, done at a recent IT security conference, and looked at the attitudes of more than 270 IT people toward password management and cloud security. It suggested that of those who can still access their former employers’ systems, nearly 23 percent can get into their previous two employers’ systems using old credentials and, shockingly, more than 16 percent admit to still having access to systems at all previous employers.

Philip Lieberman, CEO and President of Lieberman Software, said: “The results of this research shows that a fundamental lack of IT security awareness in enterprises, particularly in the arena of controlling privileged logins, is potentially paving the way for a further wave of data breaches. Organizations must implement a policy where privileged account passwords are automatically updated on a frequent basis, with unique and complex values. That way, when an employee does leave the company, he is not taking the password secrets that can gain access to highly sensitive systems.”

Other findings from the survey suggested that nearly 84 percent of organisations have a policy to ensure contractors cannot access corporate systems after they leave the company; however, more than 16 percent of respondents admit that their organisation either does not have such a policy, or they are not aware of one.

Lieberman added: “Companies and government agencies should not take such a lax approach to password management, especially given the attention that the Edward Snowden / NSA scandal has received. Basic security best practices include minimizing the insider threat and sophisticated criminal hackers by managing the powerful privileged passwords that grant access to systems containing sensitive data.”

Visit http://go.liebsoft.com/Information-Security-Survey-2014.

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