Good end user passwords begin with a well-enforced password policy
In this interview with Help Net Security, Lori Österholm, CTO at Specops Software, explains what makes passwords vulnerable and suggests some password best practices and …
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55% of people rely on their memory to manage passwords
Bitwarden announced the results of its global password management survey, in advance of World Password Day on May 5th, 2022. While receptive to the importance of security, …
How to improve enterprise password security?
In this video for Help Net Security, Darren Siegel, Product Specialist at Specops Software, talks about the importance of password security and what makes them vulnerable. He …
Product showcase: Specops uReset SSPR solution
Password reset According to Forrester, a single password reset can cost an organization $70. As eye popping as that figure may be, it pales in comparison to organization wide …
Passwords are still the weakest link in an organization’s network
Password-related attacks are on the rise. Stolen user credentials including name, email and password were the most common root cause of breaches in 2021 with several …
Organizations need to change their current password usage and policies, and do it fast
Password-related attacks are on the rise. Stolen user credentials including name, email and password were the most common root cause of breaches in 2021 with several …
Strong security starts with the strengthening of the weakest link: passwords
Darren Siegel is a cyber security expert at Specops Software. He works as a lead IT engineer, helping organizations solve complex challenges within IT security. In this …
Audit Your Active Directory with a free, read-only scan from Specops
Specops Password Auditor is a read-only tool that scans your Active Directory and identifies password-related vulnerabilities. The collected information generates multiple …
IT service desks lacking user verification policy, putting businesses at risk
48% of organizations don’t have a user verification policy in place for incoming calls to IT service desks, according to Specops Software. The information was uncovered as …
Product showcase: Specops Password Auditor
They are often the target of many attackers who search for them like gold. Some can be easily found, while others can be more difficult to come by. However, inevitably, they …
Review: Specops Password Policy
Specops Password Policy is a powerful tool for overcoming the limitations of the default password policies present in Microsoft Active Directory environments. To be fair, …
The challenge of updating locally cached credentials
As organizations work to ensure remote workforce productivity, the issue of cached credentials will inevitably appear, causing a problem for the impacted user, and the IT …