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In response to "We have to change our passwords monthly -- nm" by Dano

We have a 90 day policy, but some kind of password change requirement is pretty standard. Especially in the government or working with the government. -- nm

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Aug 6 '21, 05:35

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My IT guy several companies ago said “By all means write it down and stick it to your monitor. I’m not worried about people here knowing it.” -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 05:43 5
- Yeah, unless you're worried about literal bad guys breaking in to the office or co-workers sabotaging you, I don't see the harm. -- nm - Inigo Aug 6, 05:51 3
  - If someone would like to break in and hack my computer and work my files that would be swell -- nm - Pippy Aug 6, 06:36
  - the co-workers are the problem. So many insider threats. -- nm - ty97 Aug 6, 05:53 1
    - He may have said wallet, but it was also a small company. They had plenty of sensitive IP, but I’d be surprised if anyone tried to steal it. - mafic Aug 6, 06:33
- *heart palpitations* -- nm - ty97 Aug 6, 05:50
Even though regular password changing does basically nothing to increase system security. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 6, 05:38

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