The volume of required business passwords overwhelms users and hinders IT security efforts, according to a study released by RSA Security, based in Bedford, MA. One quarter of the 1,300 responding business professionals reported password-related security breaches. The study asserts that the <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2015401,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL91306EOAD">burden of multiple passwords</A> poses significant security risks and encourages user behavior that endangers compliance initiatives. The surveyed users said they felt swamped by the number of passwords necessary to access business applications and Web sites and portals, in some cases leading to precarious behaviors.