Hackathon 2025
This blog is a part of an Hackathon activity by Cyber Club Digital India Cell, MKBU. Your Password Policy Is Broken: 5 Truths from Cybersecurity's Front Lines Introduction: The Modern Password Paradox Sticky notes on monitors. Admin passwords scribbled on paper. Reused logins across work and personal accounts. This is the modern password paradox: as official security policies get stricter, our actual password habits often get worse. The frustration of remembering an ever-growing list of complex credentials leads to insecure shortcuts, leaving the digital front door wide open for attackers. But here's the uncomfortable truth: this advice, born from a dial-up era of cybersecurity, is now dangerously counterproductive. It’s not just failing to protect us; in many cases, it’s actively making us less secure by encouraging predictable patterns and risky behaviors. This article cuts through the outdated folklore to reveal five critical truths that tell an escalating story about digi...