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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 policies organizations should implement to keep their systems secure. There’… Continue reading Good end user passwords begin with a well-enforced password policy
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, individuals continue to struggle with embracing password management habits that … Continue reading 55% of people rely on their memory to manage passwords
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 also outlines common password practices and gives tips on how to make sure yo… Continue reading How to improve enterprise password security?
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 password reset costs. Gartner estimates that up to 40% of all helpdesk calls … Continue reading Product showcase: Specops uReset SSPR solution
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 high-profile and disruptive attacks over the last two years on SolarWinds, Colonial Pi… Continue reading Organizations need to change their current password usage and policies, and do it fast
Specops Password Auditor is a read-only tool that scans your Active Directory and identifies password-related vulnerabilities. The collected information generates multiple interactive reports containing user and password policy information. Plus, you g… Continue reading Audit Your Active Directory with a free, read-only scan from Specops
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 part of a survey of more than 200 IT leaders from the private and public sectors… Continue reading IT service desks lacking user verification policy, putting businesses at risk
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 can certainly be the weakest link in the security for your entire organization… Continue reading Product showcase: Specops Password Auditor
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, Microsoft did revise and upgrade the default password policy and introduced addit… Continue reading Review: Specops Password Policy
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 service desk. It’s no secret that some material portion of nearly every workforce… Continue reading The challenge of updating locally cached credentials