In 2023, nearly 40 percent of respondents among technical executives and IT security practitioners worldwide reported that their company used a dark web monitoring service to determine when existing passwords had been compromised. In addition, one-third of respondents mentioned that their organization used a security tool that detects compromised passwords. Overall, under 10 percent of respondents stated that their firm did not have a method in place to monitor potentially compromised passwords.
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Cybersecurity Insiders. (September 1, 2023). Do you have a method in place to determine when existing passwords have been compromised? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445570/methods-to-determine-when-passwords-have-been-compromised/
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Do you have a method in place to determine when existing passwords have been compromised? [Graph], Cybersecurity Insiders, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445570/methods-to-determine-when-passwords-have-been-compromised/
