"Why would I write my password down? It's just my birthday."

Think your company's secrets are safe? Think again.

One third of all employees write down their computer passwords, Reuters (via USA Today) reported last week. This from a study performed by Nucleus Research and KnowledgeStorm. The study found no correlation between the complexity of the password system and the likelihood that employees would write down their "secret" codes — a third of all employees would always jot down their passwords no matter how simple they were. The study concluded that employers serious about security should consider abandoning passwords in favor of other methods, such as biometrics.