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Financial institutions - and others - are ignoring password best practice by storing user names and passwords in clear text. IT manager Michael Dear explains why that's a terrible idea

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Password best practice: If someone asks you for random characters, they’re doing it wrong

Financial institutions – and others – are ignoring password best practice by storing user names and passwords in clear text. IT manager Michael Dear explains why that’s a terrible idea

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