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### [Password Strategies as Part of Your HIPAA Compliance Plan January 26, 2016 | by John Dimaggio There’s an old joke about passwords:  *During a recent password audit at our company, it was found that someone was using the following password:* *MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyColumbus* *When asked why they had such a long password, they said that they had been told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital!* While it’s easy to laugh at the punchline, password strength and complexity is no laughing matter to a Compliance Officer. Passwords are one of the primary security breach points, and depending on level of access, can sometimes be the keys to the kingdom. In Password Strategies](https://info.blueorangecompliance.com/blog/password-strategies-as-part-of-your-hipaa-compliance-plan)

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