Password Security: What Companies Need to Know in 2026

Credential stuffing. Attackers use leaked passwords from data breaches and try them on other services. Anyone who reuses the same password is affected by every leak.

Brute force. Short or simple passwords are cracked in seconds. Modern hardware tests billions of combinations per second.

Phishing. Fake login pages intercept passwords. No matter how strong the password, it offers no protection when entered in the wrong place.

Password managers. Tools like Bitwarden, 1Password or KeePass generate and store unique passwords for every service. The team only needs to remember one master password.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA). A second factor — authenticator app, hardware key or SMS — makes stolen passwords worthless. MFA is the single most effective protective measure.

Password policies. At least 12 characters, no common words, no reuse. Regular changing is less important than uniqueness and length.

Leak checking. Services like "Have I Been Pwned" check whether your email addresses appear in known data breaches. Drupal can check against leak databases via module.

Drupal stores passwords as salted hashes — even with database access, passwords are not readable in plain text. Beyond that, Drupal offers modules for:

Password policies (Password Policy), two-factor authentication (TFA), limiting login attempts (Flood Control) and session management with automatic logout.

arocom checks the security configuration as part of the Future Check. Vulnerabilities are identified and prioritized. Starting at EUR 2,500 plus VAT, credited toward the follow-up project.