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30% of Major CEOs Have Had Passwords Exposed
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RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
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10/27/2017 | 7:40:12 AM
Ill Advised
I will never understand why people will use their corporate emails for anything non-work related. Email addresses are FREE. Why run the risk?
REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/27/2017 | 8:20:41 AM
Re: Ill Advised
You have answered your own question.  Most people DON'T KNOW THE RISKS that are out there and have a vague trust that corporate data is behind SECURE walls.  (See footnote for Equifax).  We understand the risk as security and IT professionals. 
Dr.T
Dr.T,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/27/2017 | 12:59:06 PM
Re: Ill Advised
"DON'T KNOW THE RISKS"

I agree, I also add, they also do not care. Until they experience a big attack then they are out of business, it would not matter anyway.
Dr.T
Dr.T,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/27/2017 | 1:00:52 PM
Re: Ill Advised
"See footnote for Equifax"

I think Equifax knew what they were doing, they just did not want to spend enough money to go through the trouble of keeping systems up to date.
REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/27/2017 | 1:56:47 PM
Re: Ill Advised
Do not limit this to CEO territory either ---- you can include layers of management down the line up to and including standard users - staff in other words.  And by doing so, a whole new layer of endpoint infections come ot light.  Password complexity is another issue too --- hard to crack, easy to remember is the KEY to good password management and DO NOT use the same one for everything.    But WE know that and most people DO NOT. 
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/31/2017 | 9:18:42 AM
Re: Ill Advised
"See footnote for Equifax"

As much of a travesty as this was for Equifax. This provided more than enough justification for Vulnerability Management Programs to take greater priority. Sad that it had to come at the loss of hundreds of millions of NPI elements.

 
Dr.T
Dr.T,
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10/27/2017 | 12:56:42 PM
Re: Ill Advised
"use their corporate emails"

Partially because they may want to keep their personal email secure :--))
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
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10/31/2017 | 9:16:22 AM
Re: Ill Advised
I would hope that they don't prioritize their personal technology/data over their work technology/data because the detriments are much more catastrophic for the latter. Unfortunately you may be right...
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jualqncjellygamat39,
 User Rank: Apprentice
11/1/2017 | 10:33:46 PM
Re: Ill Advised

 

 

 

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Dr.T
Dr.T,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/27/2017 | 12:57:43 PM
Re: Ill Advised
"Email addresses are FRE"

This is true but I do not think, CEOs can manage more than one email.
Dr.T
Dr.T,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/27/2017 | 12:55:41 PM
Part of the game
 

This is part of the game. CEO use their emails for any site sand they have a very simple password defined and they never change it.
mulyawan
mulyawan,
 User Rank: Apprentice
11/1/2017 | 4:32:07 AM
Re: Part of the game
what a surprise!
Mr Phen375
Mr Phen375,
 User Rank: Apprentice
10/28/2017 | 1:46:34 AM
Misuse of company asset
They must be educated. They cannot use company's asset (the corporate email) for private purposes. Should anything bad happens, they've got to be 100% responsible for it.
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
 User Rank: Ninja
10/31/2017 | 9:21:04 AM
Re: Misuse of company asset
""Misuse of company asset, they must be educated"


This is a great point. All users are susceptible to password exfiltration. User awareness is a pivotal piece of the puzzle to maintaining a secure environment. Employees are the #1 risk to company data.


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