Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Active Directory Password Reminder And Safety Of Information

By Katina Brady


If you are someone who works in the technical department and is in charge of monitoring the status of every log in details of the clients in your company, you will understand how challenging it could be. Monitoring a huge number of users is one. Making sure that their log ins work is another thing.

One of the information managed by a business is the personal data of its employees. As their employer, the business has a professional responsibility to ensure that none of their information is leaked outside the business premise. Several mechanisms are devised to facilitate this. One of them is the active directory password reminder.

This has a simple task, but one that is often ignored by the staff. It reminds everyone of the need to change their passwords as its expiration draws close. Theres a separate team handling the inputting of data on the system which includes the dates when certain personnel should receive the reminders.

The system administrators have the power to indicate how many times are you supposed to receive the message to make sure that you do't forget. They can also send it both by your email or through your mobile number. The reminders will only stop once you have registered a new one.

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.

The demand for this type of system has increased over time because of the number of employees who don't seem to see the importance of being responsible with their company information. When verbal reminders don't work, the need to organize a separate team that will handle reminding them is seen to be more effective. And indeed it is.

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.

Be responsible with your data and work along with the admin. If you are used to ignoring those minor reminders on the need to change your password, now is the time to break the habit. Don't wait for something compromising to happen before you act.




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