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Post-It Note Passwords – Daily Security Byte

January 19, 2018 By Corey Nachreiner

Do people still leave passwords on Post-it notes? Unfortunately, the answer is a resounding, yes. However, you’d at least hope that the government organizations responsible for emergency services might know better. As today’s video will show, that’s not the case either. Watch below to hear about the latest Post-it note password flub, and what you should do to protect your credentials, even if users insist on doing this.

Episode Runtime: 3:28

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H-uWOHoEg8

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Post-It note password caught at Hawaii Emergency Agency – Business Insider

—Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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  1. Alan says

    January 22, 2018 at 6:10 am

    Passwords can be kept in a password vault.

    KeePass is very easy to use and is free.

    Reply
  2. Andrew says

    February 23, 2018 at 3:41 am

    Looking forward to your release of 2-factor. Hopefully you can incorporate it across your product line? WSM, Dimension, SSLVPN?

    Reply

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