Knowledge based authentication (KBA) has long been used as the backup verification method when someone has forgotten their password. But even if it is regularly in use, it fails to deliver on the identity verification promise. Static and dynamic... Read More
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What breach disclosure requirements mean for your organization
Following a data breach incident, organizations following compliance standards, such as HIPAA, need to follow certain data breach notification requirements. This post will summarize some of these requirements, as well as regional-specific disclosure responsibilities. For the purposes of this... Read More
New MFA requirements for PCI password compliance
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulates security practices to protect cardholder data. Password compliance plays an important role in the PCI standards by dictating password complexity to strengthen defense against unauthorized access. New requirements coming... Read More
Are my computers patched against Meltdown and Spectre?
Following the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, we have had a number of enquiries from customers about tools that can identify affected machines in their environment. Microsoft has prepared a PowerShell script that can run on individual... Read More
User management and authentication for O365: Microsoft or 3rd party?
Office 365 (O365) adoption is continuing across organizations, now with more than 100 million active users. These organizations will reap the benefits of a cloud service – freed up internal resources, and easy access to updates with minimal maintenance... Read More
Step up your security game with dynamic MFA
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires authentication from independent categories of credentials: something you know (i.e. password), something you have (i.e. Mobile device), and something you are (i.e. Fingerprint). MFA enhances security when accessing resources on SaaS applications, and even during... Read More
Press Release: Specops Software launches Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365
Stockholm, Sweden – December 18, 2017. Specops Software announced today the launch of Specops Authentication for Office 365. This new software helps companies transition to Office 365 (O365) while keeping user data in their on premise Active Directory to... Read More
GDPR compliance and access control – what you should already be doing
With less than a year until the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect, all organizations collecting or processing data for individuals within the EU are in the midst of developing their compliance strategy. The new regulation will... Read More
The father of password rules is sorry for wasting your time
Do you ever wonder why you have to add an uppercase letter or an exclamation point when you create a password? You can thank Bill Burr for that. In 2003, Bill Burr wrote password security guidelines for National Institute... Read More
Winners from our Sysadmin Day meme contest
Happy SysAdmin Day! In the run up to this important day, we encouraged sysadmins to share with us a funny meme of their creation illustrating stereotypes associated with their jobs. The results illustrate a widely misunderstood profession – by users, colleagues and the society! All the winning submissions made an attempt at humor. Are you in for a chuckle? Here is the list of winners: Christopher,... Read More