Security News > 2022 > November > False sense of safety undermines good password hygiene

LastPass released findings from its fifth annual Psychology of Password report, which revealed even with cybersecurity education on the rise, password hygiene has not improved.

Regardless of generational differences across Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, the research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviors across the board.

While the majority of professionals surveyed claimed to be confident in their current password management, this doesn't translate to safer online behavior and can create a detrimental false sense of safety.

Gen Z is confident when it comes to their password management, while also being the biggest offenders of poor password hygiene.

Confidence creates a false sense of password security.

While 89% of respondents acknowledged that using the same password or variation is a risk, only 12% use different passwords for different accounts, and 62% always or mostly use the same password or a variation.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/11/07/password-hygiene-education/