Reusing passwords: The hidden cost of convenience

This sponsored article warns that password reuse creates significant organizational risk by enabling attackers to leverage breached credentials for account compromise, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. It argues that training alone is insufficient and recommends a layered approach—user education, MFA, password managers, and continuous scanning of Active Directory passwords against breached-password databases—highlighting Specops Password Policy with Breached Password Protection as a solution.