In 2011 Lieberman Software surveyed more than 300 IT professionals for their
insights into password practices and security outcomes. Portions of the survey
focused on the numbers of passwords in use, sharing of privileged passwords,
organizational security and other areas.
Survey respondents worked in organizations ranging from fewer than 100 to
more than 10,000 employees, with the largest portion of respondents (62%)
working in organizations that employ more than 10,000 individuals.
The following sections summarize survey results having to do with the attitudes
and outlook of IT personnel. Highlights include:
insights into password practices and security outcomes. Portions of the survey
focused on the numbers of passwords in use, sharing of privileged passwords,
organizational security and other areas.
Survey respondents worked in organizations ranging from fewer than 100 to
more than 10,000 employees, with the largest portion of respondents (62%)
working in organizations that employ more than 10,000 individuals.
The following sections summarize survey results having to do with the attitudes
and outlook of IT personnel. Highlights include:
- Fully 51% of respondents said they must remember 10 or more passwords for different systems and applications on their jobs.
- 42% of IT professionals said that two or more IT staff in their organization share a password to access a system or application.
- 48% of respondents said that in their organizations a privileged password for a system, network device or application goes unchanged for more than 90 days.
- Nearly half of respondents – over 48% – said that they have worked at an organization whose network was breached by a hacker.
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