Password security has long been an issue for businesses and their cybersecurity standards. Account passwords are often the weakest link in the overall security posture for many organizations. Microsoft’s default password policy is a good start, but are there security vulnerabilities associated with it? Let’s look at the current recommendations from leading cybersecurity authorities regarding password recommendations and see how they measure up against the Windows default password policies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the NIST Special Publication 800-63B (Digital Identity Guidelines Authentication and Lifecycle Management)
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/03/fixing-weakest-link-passwords-in.html