To prevent hackers from gaining access to your systems, password policies are an essential part of cyber-attack precaution.

 

“Password policies are tricky to get right. If you make them too complex, the users won’t be able to follow them or remember their passwords. If you make them too simple, you put your network at risk. So, how can you strike that balance without making it too complicated?” (Research Snipers).

 

Evaluate your company’s culture and the kind of password management system that would work most for you.

 

“Password policies are tricky to get right. If you make them too complex, the users won’t be able to follow them or remember their passwords. If you make them too simple, you put your network at risk. So, how can you strike that balance without making it too complicated?” (Research Snipers).

 

Some institutions have guidelines for password policies.

 

“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created standards for password policy. There are password managers that are supposed to break users of their worst habit—reusing passwords.” (Cyber Security Dive).

 

According to the NIST you should “Check passwords against breached password lists, block passwords contained in password dictionaries, prevent the use of repetitive or incremental passwords, disallow context-specific words as passwords, and increase the length of passwords.”

 

Password managers are also a good preventive measure.

 

“‘In a corporate environment, password managers not only enhance security but also optimize productivity,’ said Teresa Rothaar, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) analyst at Keeper Security. Password managers allow IT administrators to control user password practices and enforce policies.” (Cyber Security Dive). \

 

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Sources: 

Cyber Security Dive. https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/password-policies-cyber-strategy-mfa/635912/ 

Research Sniper. https://researchsnipers.com/how-to-create-a-password-policy/