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.
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100413/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc15=
90
> http://tinyurl.com/y6axuo8
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> The Yahoo article takes some liberty, IMO, with the original Boston
> Globe article.  The Boston Globe article said:
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> "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)."
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> 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.
>>
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