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by briandear 636 days ago
It’s because the CIO or whomever is running the show is a relic from the 1990s. I can tell a lot about a company by their password policies. There also seems to a direct correlation to silly password and “security” policies and the usage of Microsoft products such as Teams and Outlook.
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> It’s because the CIO or whomever is running the show is a relic from the 1990s.

More often, it's because the "cybersecurity insurance" is a shitshow. When you as a CIO deviate from their requirements and get 0wned, you're getting stuck with the bill.