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1Password has never been more popular in the workplace. Okta’s 2026 “Businesses at Work” report reveals that, of the 8,000+ apps that Okta analyzed, “The security tool 1Password showed the highest industry-level growth, notching a 370% YoY increase in the technology sector.”

In Ancient Rome, the military had a daily “watchword” that soldiers used to enter the camp. An official would inscribe the watchword on clay tablets, which were distributed throughout the various military units. If a tablet wasn’t returned, they swiftly tracked it down and punished the soldier who had failed to return it.

Setting up and managing client environments often involves repetitive, manual work. Each new managed company requires policy setup, access configuration, and ongoing oversight. Repeating this across environments slows onboarding, introduces inconsistencies, and makes it harder to maintain control.

The proliferation of credentials outside centralized visibility and control is known as “credential sprawl,” and attackers are eager to take advantage of it. Unfortunately, credential management is a broad problem that only grows in complexity as organizations add new tools, employees, and partners.

World Password Day is no longer just a nudge to pick stronger passwords, it’s a moment to rethink identity. Attackers rarely “hack” systems today; they log in as you. Combine expert guidance on phishing, MFA, password managers, behavioral defenses, and new threats from AI and quantum computing to better secure your accounts now and for the future.

So you still have passwords. Good to admit it, now let’s deal with them. The interesting problem isn’t whether passwords should exist. We know they shouldn’t. The practical problem, the one you’re living with every day, is what happens while your organization still does have them, on your endpoints, in every corner of your environment. Most organizations already have some form of password policy.

It’s World Password Day again. Time for the reminders: update your passwords, make them longer, don’t reuse them. All good advice. But it misses something. Most of us don’t actually want passwords. We want them gone—replaced by something cleaner, invisible, safer by design. Passkeys, biometrics, devices that just know it’s you. That’s the direction, and it’s a good one. But here’s the part we don’t say out loud: we’re not there yet.

In 2026, the public sector continues to face numerous cyber attacks, with data breaches often exposing sensitive information, disrupting essential services and undermining public trust. From municipal governments to federal agencies, public sector organizations of all sizes face challenges from threat actors exploiting outdated systems, human error and expanding digital footprints. These incidents are more than isolated security failures.

Security is tied to business operations in many (often unappreciated) ways, but the connection is rarely more visible or consequential than during an acquisition or partnership. In those deals, a company stakes its reputation and finances on another company, and a lapse in security can throw the whole thing into chaos.