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Admin passwords: Achilles heel of security

Four in ten respondents have shared a password with another person in the past year. Almost half don’t use special characters to create more complex passwords, and 20 percent use easily guessed information like birth dates or a pet’s name. Admin passwords function outside of best practices defining password policies and are rarely changed or updated. IT admins and information security professionals come in to establish and enforce security policies. Free tools available that can help IT admins tackle the daunting task: Bulk Password Reset from Netwrix, Reset Local Password Pro.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2126111/admin-passwords–achilles-heel-of-security.html

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