Re: Please do not change your password
Mike Amos <yl_mra-/[email protected]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:45:34 -0400
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Jeff, This thread has some insightful thoughts. http://www.knowledgesutra.com/forums/Study-Frequent-Password-Useless-t71693= .html&pid=3D485022 More comments. = http://managedfiletransfer.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/thoughts-about-the-stud= y-frequent-password-changes-are-useless-article-on-yahoo-news/ Mike Jeff Crosby wrote: > Arrghh. I forgot to link the Yahoo article that references the Boston > Globe article. This Yahoo article is what the CEO sent me. > = > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100413/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc15= 90 > http://tinyurl.com/y6axuo8 > = > The Yahoo article takes some liberty, IMO, with the original Boston > Globe article. The Boston Globe article said: > = > "So which security measures offer a reasonable return on time and > effort? Although coming up with a sensible list of security actions > was not a goal of Herley=92s research, he does have some suggestions > based on personal experience. Start with bullet-proof passwords, he > said, even if your employer requires you to periodically reinvent them > or use too many (he juggles about three dozen as part of his work)." > = > = > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby-F80Zt/[email protected]> = wrote: >> http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/04/11/please_do_no= t_change_your_password/?page=3Dfull >> http://tinyurl.com/y3bt5fn >> >> What do you make of this? >> >> This link was sent to me by the CEO, who thinks it is a real pain to >> change passwords. I think he's trying to tell me something, but wants >> it to be my idea, so to speak. >> >> -- >> Jeff Crosby >> VP Information Systems >> UniPro FoodService/Dilgard >> P.O. Box 13369 >> Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369 >> 260-422-7531 >> www.dilgardfoods.com >> >> The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the opinion of >> my company. Unless I say so. >> > = > = > = _______________________________________________ This is the Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries (Security400) ma= iling list To post a message email: Security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/security400 or email: Security400-request-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected] Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/security400.