When we first switched to JD Edwards, it still sent the passwords in plain text, and our Oracle partner set up our weblogic instances over http instead of https.

I had to prove I could steal passwords as just a local admin on a workstation before they made encrypting the traffic a priority.

Our IT department won't allow password managers. Their current stance on what we should do instead is "Uh, we're working on it". So everyone at work uses weak passwords and writes them down in notepad. headdesk

I never understood why this caught on, you even see it recommended for personal applications... which is just stupid. The only reason it existed in the first place is because of concerns of shoulder lookers.