Complex passwords can save users from being hacked—any IT admin will tell you that. Plus, countless studies and articles on password security have been published about why password policies are vital to online security. Increasing the length of passwords, adding complexity to them and never reusing passwords more than once … these are three examples of smart password policies every person and company should use. After all, stronger passwords contribute to users being safer online. And if users are safer online, then your organization is safer, too. However, your organization’s password policies must be adhered to and enforced for them to protect you from security breaches and hacks.
Password policy enforcement generally refers to a number of different items, including the following five best practices:
Even in today’s cloud-operating and multi-device world, many IT organizations only leverage password policies if they are under compliance requirements to do so. But enforcing complex passwords by using the best practices listed above is the only way to guarantee your organization is safe from security breaches.
Of course, you must decide where to enforce the above password policies that require everyone within your organization to use complex passwords. Ideally, there is an automated central system that enforces passwords across your entire infrastructure, including your endpoint devices, servers, applications and networks. A system like this, a directory system, would take the manual work out of enforcing password policies. Modern directory-as-a-service platforms offer the ability to enforce password policies across all devices, applications and your company’s network infrastructure.
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