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This story needs to be upvoted 1000 times. Why are financial institution so _bad_ at password policies?

• feld 12y ago
  Probably mainframes that they can't get rid of, or systems emulating / used to working with them.
  • colinbartlett 12y ago
    I presume they "can't" because it's too expensive? How expensive is too expensive for some of the richest companies in the world?
    • nkantar 12y ago
      When it costs more than the perceived value of benefits. "Acceptable risk" is the usual term, I believe.
• einhverfr 12y ago
  > Why are financial institution so _bad_ at password policies? Legacy code written quickly in 1998 and not replaced yet?