Password Management in a New Era of Remote Working By Matthew VulpisJanuary 07, 2021 2020 was a year of tremendous chaos and stress on many levels and stretched the limits of IT teams who were responsible for securing corporate assets, as entire companies sent employees home to work, including those same IT teams. A new generation of IT heroes was born, and CIOs, CISOs, and IT analysts and managers stepped up to address uncommon challenges, even as cyberattacks grew to all-time highs. Among the many puzzles to be solved were password policies, monitoring, management, and – above all – automation. As the Verizon DBIR reported last year, most cyber breaches happened due to mismanaged passwords, either shared, easily compromised, or stolen. Whether accidentally or intentionally leveraged, individuals continued to be at fault for most hacks, whether full or part-time employees, or consultant and contractors, or even third-party vendors with access to critical infrastructure.