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News July 28, 2021

Nearly 25% of employees have access to accounts from past jobs

A new report by Beyond Identity reveals nearly one in four employees said they still have access to emails and accounts from past jobs, according to www.forconstructionpros.com. The company surveyed more than 1,000 current employees about their password habits and tendencies.

Additionally, 41.7% of employees said they have shared workplace passwords; 42.5% of employees believed sharing work passwords should be a fireable offense; and more than 20% of employees said they have used the same password for their personal bank accounts as they did for work-related accounts.

The report comes as cyberattacks on businesses, government organizations and other groups are up by the thousands.

Regarding the safety of passwords, about 45% of respondents believed they were very secure, and another 26.3% believed their passwords were extremely secure.

However, many employees remember their secure passwords through methods that are not so secure. Thirty-four percent of people wrote their passwords in a notebook or on a scrap of paper. Recording them digitally also was a popular option.

Two-thirds of employees shared their passwords with co-workers, and many also gave their family members or significant others access to their work information. People typically shared passwords via email, orally and by text.

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