The following quote is from a user on Digg.com, speaking in reference to a Reuters’ article on a new study on passwords.

“It figures. Where I work we have at least 9 different programs that require a password. None of the systems interconnect so each one has to be set separately. Most people just set them all the same, but they don’t all reset at the same time, so that is difficult to maintain. In order to save myself a lot of trouble I HAVE to write my passwords down. I know most of the people I work with do the same thing. It’s too difficult to change 9 different passwords every month and keep it straight in your head.”

The writer is not alone in his thinking. The results of this new study, produced by Nucleus Research and KnowledgeStorm, show “that more than one third wrote down their password, despite the clear security risk it poses.”

The writers of this study go on to make a very good point. All companies should be looking considering Biometrics instead of the outdated, insecure process involving passwords. If you’d like more information on Biometrics, your security policies and how they can help your company, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The press release for the study can be viewed here.