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Does anyone actually have data showing that frequent password changes lead to better security? Because to me requiring frequent password change seems like the
by dguest 10y ago
Does anyone actually have data showing that frequent password changes lead to better security?
Because to me requiring frequent password change seems like the ultimate non-technical management blunder: management wants to say they did something to prevent hacks, so they ask IT to require password changes; IT doesn't want to be blamed so they implement it; users comply with the requirements but can't remember their new password (and don't really care about the company's security in the first place), so they come up with something insecure and keep it somewhere even less secure.
- koolba 10y agoIn most cases at best it's neutral and at worst it creates a pre-scheduled phishing opportunity. Alice gets an email saying, "Reminder: Your password will expire needs to be updated" and she cheerfully complies.