"Longer Passwords Aren't Safe From Intensive Cracking Efforts"

According to a new Specops Software report, 88 percent of organizations continue to rely on passwords as their primary authentication method. The report highlighted that 31.1 million breached passwords had more than 16 characters, suggesting longer passwords are still vulnerable to cracking. Researchers found that 40,000 admin portal accounts were using 'admin' as a password, and only half of organizations scan for compromised passwords more than once a month. This article continues to discuss weak passwords, the different ways hackers can exploit these passwords, and the threat posed by keyboard walks in password security.

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