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Thứ Ba, 17 tháng 2, 2015

Importance Of Active Directory Password Reminder To Company Security

By Katina Brady


Those who say that managing the flow of information inside a company is a piece of cake surely have not tried being on the job itself. Its more than just monitoring what comes out and what not. It also involves filtering these pieces of information to see which among them is of high priority and the like. Its a job that cannot be done a one person alone.

If you belong to a small company, then centralizing the access of business related information may not be a trend. This is because the number of people who are working with you is not that big. But for companies that have thousands of employees with them, active directory password reminder system is used.

This system has one primary role. It reminds every individual as to the expiration date of their password and encourages them to change it before the due date ends. The staff in charge of handling this system programs it and inputs command detailing the frequency and the time when you will be receiving the reminders.

The administrators are given the authority to decide on the schedule of the reminders. They can also send it through your mobile number and email. Unless you don't make some effort to change it, which can only take two to three minutes, the notifications will keep on coming.

Another efficient thing about using this system is you get to set up a separate reminder for those high ranking officials of the company. They could be reminded to change their log in more often than the employees under their command. The admin just needs to input the command.

Theres a lot of money to the classified info found on the company's database. When these data are sold out to the wrong hands, the business can suffer great losses. This is why companies invest thousands even millions of money to make sure that their information is well protected. Otherwise, the damage can be priceless.

Ideally, passwords have to be changed every 6 months. But it can be sooner depending on the threat of theft faced by the company or a person in the company. Oral reminder to change log in information is no longer effective. Heads has to do something to force the change internally, thus the birth of the system.

You might think how the issue of information theft is not directly related to you. After all, isn't it the company's data that those men out there are after. Surely someone can block them. WRONG. Thats just plain insensitive. Besides, you have to remember that you are now a part of the company. Your personal information is already part of the data that they are trying to protect. Do your part. Do not be a passive participant.

Your personal data is your responsibility. Do not be passive about it. Apart from safety purposes, you also have the responsibility to abide by the rules set by the company.




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