{"id":3296,"date":"2015-06-19T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T15:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/blog\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:09:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:09:49","slug":"password-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/password-rotation","title":{"rendered":"Password Rotation: Why and How to Implement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Regularly changing out current passwords with new ones is an effective way to improve security. That\u2019s why organizations will require their staff to change passwords based on a recurring event (e.g. every two weeks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main idea behind password rotation<\/a> can be summarized as \u201ca rolling stone gathers no moss.\u201d If a password has been compromised, it is changed automatically and the old password no longer grants access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All too often, users are leveraging the same password in both their personal and professional lives. When given the choice, most people would rather have their logins be a simple as possible. They\u2019ve already memorized their \u201csecure\u201d work password, so why not use it on all their personal Facebook, LinkedIn, and bank account logins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The issue with this attitude is that if a site or application that is used for personal purposes is compromised, then that puts the business at significant risk. The number of sites people use personally and the number of them being hacked, are both on the way up. As that escalates, so too does the risk of a duplicate password being stolen from one organization to compromise another.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Hidden Benefit of Password Rotation<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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