If you have administered password policies in Active Directory or looked at the local policies present in the Windows client operating system, you may have noticed an interesting setting contained in the Account policies section. The setting is Store... Read More
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Attack Recovery: How to Implement a “Reset All AD Passwords” Directive
In light of potential increase in cyberattacks, the White House issued a fact sheet on March 21, 2022, with wide-sweeping cybersecurity recommendations. One recommendation is to reset all passwords, to eliminate the possibility of an unknown leaked credential being... Read More
Nvidia leak shows weak passwords in use [new data]
Cyber-criminal group LAPSUS$ claimed GPU manufacturer Nvidia as one of its latest breach victims at the end of February. The news of the breach made headlines in the past few weeks, including details that employee passwords were leaked. The... Read More
New Specops Report Reveals Passwords Are Weakest Link For Networks
Organizations’ current password usage and policies leaving businesses and employees vulnerable to cyberattacks Stockholm, March 8, 2022 — Password-related attacks are on the rise. Stolen user credentials including name, email and password were the most common root cause of... Read More
CISA Shields Up: How to prepare for the Russia-Ukraine cybersecurity hazard
CISA issues ‘Shields Up’ alert to warn US companies about potential Russian hacking attempts to disrupt essential services and critical infrastructure as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates. Get ahead of the situation with essential information. You may have seen the... Read More
Active Directory privilege escalation
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
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