Passwords For Primary Protection Are No Longer Valid. Now What?
Phillip D. Long, CISSP, CEH
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Phillip D. Long, CISSP, CEH
Founder - Cyber Fortress 360 | Veritas Consulting Group | CEO - Business Information Solutions | Marketing | IT Security Professional - CISSP - CMMC RPO - CEH
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the man who literally wrote the book on password management, Bill Burr, admitted that the password as primary protection is no longer valid. Burr was the author of a 2003 report that recommended using numbers, obscure characters and capital letters, along with regular updating, for increased security. Now, according to the article, he says he “blew it”.
Despite his confession, passwords still play an important role in security today – but they are not enough alone.