Almost 90 percent say they're prepared for password-based attacks -- but half still fall for them

[Kent Sharkey]

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A new report from Axiad shows that 88 percent of IT professionals feel their company is prepared to defend against a password-based cyberattack, yet 52 percent say their business has fallen victim to one within the last year.

Only 52% of hackers thought to try P@ssword1?

[Daniel Pfeffer]

No, it's 123456, the same as for my luggage.

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[Nelek]

Are the IT Professionals managers? That would explain the obvious contradiction or false affirmations

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.