Managing End User Passwords Statistics 2023

Published Oct 09, 2023 13:43 PM

Weak and leaked passwords have long been a problem, even within the physical security market. How well are integrators doing in managing end user passwords now?

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IPVM obtained responses from 140 integrators to see their methods of storing end-user passwords in 2023 and show trends since 2017.

Key ********

***** ******* *** **** ******** ** declining / ***** ** ***** **********, a *********** ******** (**%) ** *********** still ****** ********* ***** ************, ***** is ***** * ******** **** *** has *** ******** ***** ****.

*******, **** *********** (**%), *** ********** software ** ******** ********, ***** *** slightly ********* ***** **** *** ** recommended ** ****.

Majority ** *********** *** ********** ********/******** ********

** *** *********** ********, **% **** either ********** ******** ** ******** ******** for ***-**** ******** **********, ***** **% of *********** **** ************, *** *% reused *** **** ********.

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2017 **. **** **. ****

***** ***** *** * *********** ********* in *** ********** ** *********** ***** spreadsheets *** ********* ********* **** **** to ****, ******* **** **** ** 2023 **** *******, **** * ****** decrease ** *** ***** ** ********* and * ****** ******** ** *** use ** ******** ********.

*** *** **** ******** *******, ******* ************* *******.

Management ********

*** *** ** ********** ******** *** the **** ****** ******** *** *********** in ****, **** ****** **** (**%) of *********** ***** ********** ********. **** includes ******** ********* **** ** **** and ******* ********** ************* ************, *********** and ******* ******** ********** ********, *** software ** **** ** **** *** single ****-** ************** *********.

  • "** *** ** ****** ********* ****** at ***** *** ******* *********. *** others, **** *** ** *** ** our ********* *** **** ** **** this **** ***** **** **** ******* it, **** **** *** ********."
  • "** **** * ******** ********** ****** and ****** **** ********* ***** ****** days. **'** *** **** *** **** device ***** *********** ******. *** ** we **** * ***** *********** **** have ***** ****** ******* ** *** password ********** ******."
  • "** ******** * ****** *********** ******** management ******. ** ***** ****** ** the ****** *** *** *********** ****** it *** ******* *** *********."
  • "** *** * ******** ******** **** generates *********** ** * *** **** basis *** *** *********** *** ****** in ********* ****** ** *** ******** management ********."
  • "** *** ** ******. *** ********* are ********** *** ***** ******* **** they *** *********."
  • "** ******* * ********* ********* ******** manager ******** ********"
  • "********* ** *** ********* ** *******. Very **** ***** ******* ******."
  • "*** ******* ********** ****** ** **** has * ***** ** ******** **********"
  • "*** ******* *** ** ********** ********* asset ***********."
  • "******** ******* ********. ** ** ***** passwords ** ***"
  • "***** ***** ***** ******** ********* ****"
  • "********** ******** *** ******** *******."
  • "*********** ******** ********** ******"
  • "*********** **************"
  • "** ****"
  • "*****"

************

************ **** ***** *** ****** **** common ********** ******** ** ****, **** 24% ** *********** ***** ***** ************ and ***** ** ***** ******** *********:

  • "** **** *** ** ******** ******** form. *** *********** ******** *** *** permissions **** *** ***** ********* / leadership ** ************. *). ** ****** information **** * ***********. ******* ** needed."
  • "** ****** * *********** **** ***** camera *** ** ** **** *** the **, ***, **** ********, ******** and ********. ** **** * **** for *** ******* *** **** *** over ** ******** ** ********** ** project."
  • "** **** *** ** * ******* contract ** ****** * **** ******** excel. ** ** ****, *** ** the ********* ** ******** **** ****."
  • "** *** ** * ******** ********* spreadsheet **** ** ******* ** * secured *****. **** ** *** ** ideal ******** *** ***** ******** *** being **********."
  • "** **** * ***** *********** **** the ***** **** ****** ** ** add *********."
  • "* **** * ****, **** **** are ******* **** **** ** *** changes."
  • "** **** * *********** ** * share ***** *** *** *****. ********* or"
  • "**** *** ********** ** *** ****** software *****"
  • "*********** ** ***** *****"
  • "**** ******* ************"
  • "***** ** ********* *****"
  • "********* ************."

Password ********

***** ********* ******** ********** ********, ********, and **** ********* ******** ***** ****, from **% ** **%

  • "********* ***. *** *********** **** *** on ***** ***** *** ***** ******** site *********** *** ****** **** *** by ************ ** ******* ****."
  • "**** *** ****** ** ****** ******** vaults **** ********* *** ***-****** *****. No ******** ** ***** ***** ******* sites!"
  • "** *** ******** ******** *** ******** that ** *******. *** ***** ****** keep ***** ** ***** *** ********. Very ****** **** ** **** * record ** ** *** ****'* ********."
  • "** *** ***** **** ******** (****** among *********) ** ***** ***** ***********"
  • "** *** ****** ********* ** **** and ***** ************. ** *** * password ******* ******** ** ****** *** passwords."
  • "** *** ****** *** ******** ********* and ******** **********."
  • "** *** ****** ** ***** *** credentials *** ** ** *********"
  • "** ******* ********* ** * ******** manager"
  • "** *** * ******** ******* ****** Zoho *****."
  • "** *** **** ***** ** * secure ***** ** ********."
  • "****** ******** **** ** ********"
  • "******** ****** **** ********"
  • "******** *******"
  • "** *** ****** *********"
  • "*** * ******** *******"
  • "*********"

Reuse **** ********* ** ******** ********

*** ******** ******* **** **** *** a ******** ***** ******** ****** *** sites ** *** * ******** ******* to ********* *** ***** ******** ** that ********* *** ** ****** ****** memorized ** ******* *** ** ***** field ***********.

  • "**** ** ** **** ********** ****** our *******. ** *******, ** ***'* properly ****** *** ***** ********. ** have * ******* ******* **** **** and ******** "********." ** *** ******** is ***** ** *** ****** *** they **** ************ ***** *** *** single ************* ****/**** - ** ******* that. ** **** *** **** **** we ***'* ****** **** ** ** is ****. ** **** **** ** request * ***** **** ******** *** their *******. **** ****** ** ** administrate ********** *** *********."
  • "** ******** ***** **** ** ** the ******** *** **** "********" ****/**** in **** ****** ** *******."
  • "** **** * ******* ******** **** uses *** ********* ********** (*****/***** ****, numbers *** ******* **********)"
  • "* **** ** ******* ***** *** they **** ***** *** ******"
  • "******* **** ********"

Many *********** ** *** ****** *** **** *********

** ******** ** *** **********'* ********* above **% ** *** ***** ******, reported **** ** *** ****** *** users' *********.

  • "** ** *** ****** ** ***** customer ********* *** *********. **** *** trained ** *** ** ******, ******, and ****** ****."
  • "********* *** ********* *** *** ********* responsibility. **** ** *** **** ** with *********** *** ***** ** *********** set ***** *****."
  • "** ** *** ******** *** **** information. *** ***** **** **** **** on **** *** **** ** ** us ** *********."
  • "** **** *****, ** **** **** the **** ***** *** ********* *** recommend **** **** *** ** *******."
  • "** **** ***** ** **** ******** with ********'* ** **********, *** **** manage ****. ********* **** *** ** for ****** **** **"
  • "** ** *** ******, *** **** any ***** ***. ** ** ****** the ************** ** *** ****** (** clear *********)."
  • "** ***'* **** ******* ** ***** passwords. *** *** **************, *** * good ****. **** ** *** ***** is *'****** ******** '"
  • "* ***** *** ******** ** ****** their *** ******** *** ******** ** it's *** ** *****"
  • "* ***'* ****** ****. * **** the *** **** ****** ***** *** passwords"
  • "** ***'* ******* ****** ********'* ********* and *********."
  • "** ***'* ** **** **** **** care ***** *** *********."
  • "*** ***** *** ******* *** ****** them"
  • "******** ** ****** ***** ******* *****."
  • "***** ** ***** ** ****"
  • "* *** **** ****** **."
  • "** ***'*"

One ********** ***** ***** ****** ******

* ****** ********** ******** **** * paper ****** ****** ** ***** ***-**** passwords:

***** **** ** * ***** ** paper *** *** ** *** **** cabinet. ** ***** ** ***'* ** hacked

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