Verizon Password Too Easy to Guess Problem
Did you leave the window open when you left home this morning?
Article by Raja Pagadala in Security on May 7, 2021
Whether you did or not, it is what we all do – metaphorically speaking – every day. Despite knowing the risks, our password hygiene remains poor. Why? We will get to that… but some background first. Verizon reports that over 80% of breaches within hacking involve brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. [1] Essentially, our password habits make it easy for criminals. Not a day goes by without news of a business falling foul of cyber attacks. According to the UK Government, two in five companies (39%) and a quarter of charities (26%) reported attacks in the last 12 months. [2] And yet, fewer businesses are taking the recommended cyber security measures than the year before. Let's get back to why that happens. Despite laughing when we hear that someone's password is 12345 or qwerty, how many of us can honestly say we aren't leaving the window open by doing one or more of the following: But, we are in good company. Studies show this is the same the world over. There is some evidence that big business has recognised the problem and made inroads to addressing it, but most small businesses and individuals have not. The above are symptoms, not root causes, of poor and worsening password hygiene. Why the decline? Ultimately, the root cause is human behaviour. And behaviour is hard to change (but not impossible). Behaviour is a lot like water; it will always take the path of least resistance. People are busy, and so you have to make good password behaviour as easy and straightforward as possible. The aim is to get a "security first" mindset in all your staff. Whether you like it or not, this is the reality for all companies (and individuals) in this Internet age. Here is the strategic overview of lasting improvements around password hygiene: Specific steps can include: Owner managers need to grasp this nettle firmly, and immediately. There is no point in crying over that open window after you are burgled. To illustrate my point, I asked my colleagues at a recent meeting, "Do you know which clients pay proper attention to backup?" There were a few suggestions until one of them hit the nail on the head: "It's those clients that have just suffered data loss." I suspect cyber criminals can't believe how many people leave their windows open when they leave home. The Final Step has been helping organisations to optimise their IT for more than 30 years. We have a proven, affordable methodology to address all of the above issues and drive permanent change in your organisation. If you would like to have a conversation, without commitment, please call Simon on 020 7572 0000. [1] 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, Verizon. This is the 13th edition of this annual report. [2] Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Matt Warman MP, 24 March 2021The Symptoms
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