Case Study: Technical SafeguardsYou are given several sets of logins and passwords to access various information systems. The login is your own first initial and last name, but you have difficulty remembering the passwords, so you write them down on a sticky note which you keep on your desk. This is not a good idea, because:

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Case Study: Technical Safeguards

You are given several sets of logins and passwords to access various information systems. The login is your own first initial and last name, but you have difficulty remembering the passwords, so you write them down on a sticky note which you keep on your desk. This is not a good idea, because:

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	Obviously, someone else might see it and use or misuse your password.
	Your facilities' procedures require you to keep your own logins and password private.
	If someone else uses or misuses your password, you might be responsible for anything they did under your name.
	If you lose the sticky note and haven't memorized your password, you would no longer have access to the systems.