The age old problem of Passwords rears it head again.  All predictions aside, we will be dealing with Passwords for a LONG time.

I still love it when people post a note next to or neat their computer on what their password is or better yet, leave it as something simple and guessable.

Dark reading again focuses on the age old problem with Passwords again in this article.  read it here

The problem is not with the passwords, keys, encryption, it's with people who ignore the teachings of Cyber Security and continue to use weak and guessable passwords.  Or worse, they still walk away from their computer systems logged in at work! How many times do you see this still occurring? We need some sort of Cyber Ruler to come down and smack these people on the knuckles each time they even think about doing something in disregard to their Cyber Security Training.

That brings up another issue... the Cyber Security Trainer themselves.  Are they effective ?   Maybe not so much if the students continue to sluff off the subject matter the trainer is attempting to convey.  I know of a couple of incidences myself, where the trainer used the sessions as an opportunity for personal self indulgence.  No wonder there are repeat violations of Cyber Security Policies.  No one took the Trainer serious at all.  Show a movie, ask some questions, here, your training is done <yawn>....  is THAT effective ?   If you convey in your Cyber Security Classes how unimpressed you are, doesn't THAT teach your attendees something ?  It says big and boldy "I'm unimpressed with this and so should you be."  Whoops, there goes another opportunity to train people correctly!

If you are going to be serious about Cyber Security Training especially password Management, then get the class to pay attention and be alert. Train them the right way with the right instructor.

Steve