Don’t Open the Door to Bad Actors: Protect Your Password 

Cyberattacks on public sector targets are increasing, so it’s time to seriously consider how to secure your agency’s system against bad actors and ransomware.  

No one wants to be the reason for a breach, but a weak password could open the door to a cyber threat. The answer? A password management platform, which enables your organization’s administrators to better standardize and enforce good password security policies. 

Here’s a hypothetical case study to give agencies an idea of the best use of a password management platform: 

Across the agency, end users have control over their own passwords with no overarching organizational control or protection. Because of that lack of oversight, employees tend to use the same weak passwords over and over again, creating a serious risk of a cybersecurity breach. 

Realizing that their current practices aren’t sufficient to protect their organization, the agency adopted a password management platform. The platform integrates with the agency’s existing single sign-on protocols, with a zero-trust security framework alongside a zero-knowledge security architecture.  

The agency’s system is now more secure, as workers are no longer keeping lists of passwords on sticky notes and spreadsheets. IT administrators have also automated dark web scans that generate alerts when compromised credentials are circulating among potential bad actors.  

Now there’s greater visibility, greater control and ultimately, less cyber risk on the part of end users. 

For more on password management best practices, download this resource.