Now serving: Password surprise… or not

Just a quick review of the password analysis by Tech Herald. If you’ve not read it, take a moment:

Strategic Forecasting Inc Password Analysis

Reveals again that unfortunately, users are still using weak passwords.  Even though there have been multiple continued efforts to put information out there regarding strong passwords, some users continue to take the easy path. This seems to further support the need for all admins to enforce a reasonable set of password complexity requirements. Putting it bluntly, in some cases, we have to protect users from themselves.