FTC’s chief technologist: Mandatory password changes do more harm than good

First flossing, now password changes: Some of the oldest advice handed down appears to not have as much evidence to back it up as we thought.

Lorrie Cranor, a widely respected researcher appointed late last year as the FTC's chief technologist, said she was caught off guard upon reading an official FTC tweet that suggested regularly password changes were a best practice:

 

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