Perils of Password Sharing in Enterprises
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Administrative passwords are literally ‘aplenty’ in enterprises of all sizes. They are mostly insecurely shared and lie scattered in the enterprise leaving little scope for any internal controls.
Administrative identities like 'root' account on UNIX/Linux, 'Administrator' in Windows, 'Enable' in Cisco Devices etc are shared by a group of administrators. Apart from the ‘officially shared’ passwords, users often tend to reveal administrative passwords to their colleagues for some reason or other. All thesepractices lead to a host of security issues and threats.
Though the security and operational problems caused by shared administrative passwords are so obvious, no organization can afford to eliminate them altogether.
From ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, we have released a White Paper titled "Overcoming the Perils of Password Sharing in Enterprises".
The ways to tackle the password sharing challenge, the importance of effective Shared Account Password Management and the need for enterprise password management solutions have been dealt with.
Download the white paper from our website and share your feedback.