The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued draft guidance advising healthcare and IT organizations to relax strict password requirements. Instead of complex passwords containing numbers and symbols, NIST suggests using phrases which are easier to remember but harder for hackers to decipher. This represents a major shift in password practice, and it remains to be seen whether organizations will adopt this recommendation. A survey has been launched to determine how hospitals are responding to the new advice.
Security Leaders Discuss Texas Hunting, Fishing License Data Breach
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reported that the personal information of more than three million Texas hunting and fishing license customers may have been
