Re: Password (User) Insecurity

[Nick Owen <nowen () wikidsystems com>]

I'm more interested in knowing why companies haven't deployed something 
already - at least for remote access.  Is is cost? user push back? or is 
the threat not front and center?

Al Cooper wrote:
> There is an article on Slashdot this morning about how easy it is to use
> social engineering/bribes on users to get their passowrd(s).
>
> http://slashdot.org/articles/04/04/20/1159207.shtml?tid=126&tid=172
>
> I am interested in what the community is doing to protect user passwords,
> and if there are any technologies that are currently deployable, that will
> eliminate or reduce the need for passwords (biometrics, etc.)
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
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