It’s no secret that people hate passwords. Organizations often require passwords to be at least eight characters long and include lowercase letters, uppercase letters, number and special characters. While these complexity requirements barely make passwords secure, they are enough... Read More
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How licenses are being counted in Specops Password Reset
Customers often inquire about how the license count actually works in Specops Password Reset. To make life easier,I decided to clarify a few things. The counting mechanism varies depending on the type of license being used. Below are the... Read More
Press release: Specops uReset Takes Mobile Multi-Factor Authentication to the Next Level
New authentication capabilities in Specops uReset use mobility to ensure flexible multi-factor authentication when it’s needed. Support for Duo Security, Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator New fingerprint authentication support: Android 6.0 and Apple Touch ID fingerprint recognition technology Helpdesk... Read More
Helpdesk password reset best practices
If your organization is currently using a self-service password reset solution, it is critical that helpdesk staff who manage the system, and assist users, consistently follow password reset best practices. This post will provide tips for reducing password-related calls... Read More
End-user password behavior: the bane of IT
We recently ran a meme contest on Spiceworks asking IT administrators and support staff to create a password related meme that captured their password management challenges. I’ve taken the liberty of including some of these throughout this article. With... Read More
And the best password meme award goes to…
For a few weeks now we have been running a contest for SpiceHeads, IT professionals who use Spiceworks and thereby are official curators of all things Spicy. The inspiration for the contest came after attending several local SpiceCorps meetups,... Read More
Press release: Specops Password Policy Blocks Vulnerable Passwords
Stop users from creating passwords on known leaked password and password hash lists. Block password and password hash lists from major leaks Test hash of new password against hash dictionaries Specops Software announced today a new release of Specops... Read More
Press release: New Version of Specops uReset Advances End-User Adoption Features
New enrollment features address number one self-service password reset solution challenge Forced enrollment capabilities introduced New user based reporting shows who has enrolled Allows IT administrators to target the right users with the right actions Stockholm – February 3,... Read More
[Guest blog] Specops OS Deploy – Windows 10 notes
If you are a Specops Deploy customer and looking to deploy applications to Windows 10 computers in your environment. I have good News! Windows 10 works great in Specops OS Deploy 6.0! I’m now on my second Windows 10... Read More
Why is password reset a security loophole?
Authentication is a process of validating the identity of a user that is trying to gain access to an application or system. While many companies have taken the steps to implement strong authentication, they don’t always require users to... Read More