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9/5/2023
ACE IT Security

Beyond the Post-it Note: Enterprise Password Management

Why spreadsheets and sticky notes are leaking your data. How to implement Keeper, Bitwarden, or 1Password for your team.

We've all seen it. The yellow sticky note under the keyboard. Password: Admin123

Or the shared Excel file on the server named Passwords.xlsx.

This is Identity Theft on a silver platter. In 2023, 81% of hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen or weak passwords.

The Problem with "Memory"

Humans are bad at randomness. When asked to create a password, we predictively use:

  • Company Name + Year (Aceit2023!)
  • Season + Year (Summer2023!)
  • Pet's Name (Rover123)

Hackers know this. They have dictionaries of these patterns.

Enter the Password Manager (EPM)

An Enterprise Password Manager (like Keeper, Bitwarden, or LastPass) solves the human problem.

  1. The Vault: All passwords are stored in an encrypted cloud vault.
  2. The Generator: The tool generates 20-character random nonsense for every site (9#kL2$mP5&nQ).
  3. The User: The user only remembers one strong Master Password.

Team Sharing Features

The "Enterprise" part is key.

  • Scenario: You hire a new Marketing Manager. They need access to Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and MailChimp.
  • Old Way: You email them 4 passwords. They write them down. When they quit, they still know them.
  • EPM Way: You "Share" the credentials in the Vault. They can use them to log in, but they never see the actual password. When they quit, you revoke access, and they leave with nothing.

Dark Web Monitoring

Modern EPMs scan the "Dark Web." If Adobe or LinkedIn gets hacked and your email shows up in a database dump, the Password Manager alerts you instantly: "Your LinkedIn password was compromised. Change it now."

Stop managing 50 passwords in your head. Let ACE IT Solutions deploy and train your team on secure Identity Management.

Ready to take the next step?

Identity theft is the number one cause of corporate breaches, but it's also the easiest to prevent. We can help you deploy a team-wide password vault that's both secure and incredibly easy to use.

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