14 DAY TRIAL // Approximately 35 Arkansas counties are very weak when it comes to computer security, KATV Channel 7 reported today. "State auditors say about half of Arkansas' 75 counties have inadequate security for their computer systems," the mentioned source wrote in an article published today. But what's more shocking is that the weak security system comes from the employees who encounter difficulties in remembering their passwords. That's right, they can't remember their passwords but some of them are not fully prepared to use new equipment which makes the entire protection system vulnerable to attacks.
And listen to this: because they cannot remember the password they decided to write the secret login credentials on small pieces of papers which were then posted on their monitors. Pretty funny don't you think? But this is pretty dangerous when we think that this is an important security flaw which could lead to data leak.
"The topic came up Thursday before a legislative committee. Some testifying said their workers post passwords on their computer monitors because passwords used under the state standards are too hard to remember. Those standards require an eight-character password of numbers and letters," KATV Channel 7 added.
So, do you know any solution to make those employees remember their eight-character passwords? Maybe writing them on their pillow might work?
Correct me if I'm wrong but a study made a long time ago revealed that the human brain might remember only 7 random characters. However, some consumers use longer passwords which make this study pretty irrelevant. However, this would be the only explanation for the employees' naivety who took the decision to write their login information on small pieces of papers posted on their computer monitors or even straight on the desks.
"The state Department of Information Systems now recommends county employees think of a movie title and place a number in the middle of it and change that number every 90 days," KATV Channel 7 continued.