Imagine walking into your office one morning only to find that your email has been hacked, your customer records are exposed, and your accounting system is locked behind a ransom demand. The cause? A single weak password that an employee reused across multiple platforms.
It sounds dramatic, but scenarios like this are unfolding across the business world every day. Despite advances in cybersecurity tools and awareness, poor password practices remain one of the most common—and most preventable—causes of security breaches.
In this article, we’ll explain what bad password habits are, why they are putting your business at risk, the true cost of those risks, and how a password manager can be a simple, cost-effective solution.