Security expert: new passwords monthly means we choose weaker ones

Paul Edmonds, head of technology at the National Cyber Crime Unit, said it was a ‘fallacy’ spread by the security industry that they should be changed frequently.

Regular password expiry is a common requirement in many security policies.

But Mr Edmonds said the myth surrounding passwords was one of his ‘big bug bears’.

Paul Edmonds, head of technology at the National Cyber Crime Unit, said it was a ‘fallacy’ spread by the security industry that they should be changed frequently.

Regular password expiry is a common requirement in many security policies.

But Mr Edmonds said the myth surrounding passwords was one of his ‘big bug bears’.


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