
Q: What can bad guys do with the password to our database? And if the infor-
mation is not sensitive, why go the extra mile to protect it ?
A: Users generally have a small set of passwords they can remember.This means
that once a bad guy has a valid password, chances are good that it will “Open
Sesame” to more sensitive data.
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