Rajesh Ganesan, Vice President, ManageEngine, spoke with TECHx Editor Rabab Zehra on the occasion of World Password Day. Rajesh spoke about password-less technologies, risks to an organization’s IT protection, and how password security can be maintained.

Weak passwords represent a cybersecurity threat for organizations already struggling with security compliance during remote work and the blurring of personal and professional spaces. In fact, more than 80% of data breaches involved brute force or stolen credentials.

On the occasion of World Password Day, Ammar Enaya, regional director – Middle East, Turkey & North Africa (METNA), Vectra AI had a one-on-one conversation with TECHx Editor Rabab Zehra. Ammar discussed password-free innovations, threats associated with an organization’s IT security, and how password security can be preserved.

Highlighting the threat that compromised passwords pose, a survey by HYPR identified that nearly a third of respondents had experienced a credential stuffing attack wherein cybercriminals attempted to employ a large number of stolen user logins and passwords to compromise applications and systems. Adding to the challenges already plaguing IT teams, hackers also use stolen passwords for personal emails.

On the occasion of World Password Day, Avinash Gujje, Practice Head – Infrastructure, Cloud Box Technologies, had a one-on-one conversation with TECHx Editor Rabab Zehra. Avinash discussed password-free innovations, threats associated with an organization’s IT security, and how password security can be preserved.