KnowBe4 - New Study: 25% of employees use the same password for every account. AUGH!

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Employees may be a company's greatest asset, but they also remain the greatest cyber security risk, according to a Monday report from OpenVPN.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/new-study-25-of-employees-use-the-same-password-for-every-account

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