There is no shortage of vulnerabilities and risks in today’s digital world. Attackers are using any way possible to compromise business-critical data. However, one of the prevalent ways cybercriminals can get a foothold into your environment is by compromising... Read More
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UK’s National Crime Agency discovers 585 million compromised passwords in cloud storage facility
Today, Specops Software announced the addition of over 230 million compromised passwords to its Breached Password Protection database. This latest update comes from both its own internal attack monitoring systems as well as the addition of hundreds of millions... Read More
Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy and stolen credentials
To address the growing number of cyber threats, Australia released a new version of the Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020 on August 6, 2020. The 2020 version of the strategy replaces the earlier strategy from 2016, and will be delivered through the combined efforts... Read More
What Happens When You Don’t Secure The Service Desk
Employee password resets make up a big percentage of the tickets that the service desk handles on a daily basis. While a lot can be said for the high costs that are incurred at the help desk for these types of calls, which Forrester estimates cost about $70 per call, more can be... Read More
Network hardening techniques
The network is the lifeblood of any infrastructure, allowing communication between hardware and services. Protecting one’s network against penetration is essential. Successful attacks can lead to data theft or outages, effectively crippling services, and undermining privacy. These problems are expensive and time consuming... Read More
Apache Log4j Vulnerability – CVE-2021-44228
Apache Software Foundation issued an emergency update for a critical zero-day vulnerability on December 9, 2021. The vulnerability affects open source logging tool Log4j included in almost every Java application. Specops has reviewed our products and there is no... Read More
Password Policy Compliance Report in Specops Password Auditor
Organizations looking to evaluate how well their existing password policies measure up against different compliance standards may benefit from running a free scan with Specops Password Auditor. One of the reports Password Auditor provides is the Password Policy Compliance report.... Read More
What is Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)?
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, requires financial institutions to explain their information-sharing practices to their customers, and to safeguard sensitive data. The GLBA applies to all companies that offer consumer financial products or services like loans, financial or investment advice, or... Read More
CIS Benchmark Password Policy
With technology constantly evolving, cybersecurity organizations are helping people, businesses, and governments with best practices to protect themselves against emerging threats. The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is one of these advisement groups. The CIS Controls and CIS Benchmarks provide globally recognized best practices for security IT systems and... Read More
“Who you gonna call?” About these compromised passwords [new data]
If your colleagues are Ghostbuster fans, they might be at risk for compromised password use. Ahead of the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie release, Specops Software investigated which Ghostbuster-themed passwords were most popular in compromised password lists. This analysis coincides... Read More