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Interesting Research
From: "King, Ronald A." <raking () NSU EDU>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019 20:01:03 +0000
Fellow security pros, I have an interesting research request come in my inbox today. A researcher wants to setup a portal for students to self-register with a username and password. The kicker is passwords will be stored in plain text and collected. The premise is to gauge whether students are actually adhering to suggested practices in password design. My first reaction is "(heck) no," but I realize I may be overreacting. So, I decided to see if anyone has dealt with this kind of research and how you handled it. While I see the value in the research, my security senses tell me students will be using their standard password they use for everything. Thus big risk. Feel free to contact me directly. Thank you, Ron Ronald King Chief Information Security Officer Office of Information Technology (757) 823-2916 (Office) raking () nsu edu<mailto:raking () nsu edu> www.nsu.edu<http://www.nsu.edu/> @NSUCISO (Twitter) [NSU_logo_horiz_tag_4c - Smaller]
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- Interesting Research King, Ronald A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Jones, Mark B (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Albrecht, Travis (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Laverty, Patrick (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Barton, Robert W. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Greg Williams (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Ashlar Trystan (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research John McCabe (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Clark Gaylord (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Bridges, Robert A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Bridges, Robert A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Bridges, Robert A. (Apr 02)
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