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
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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
Press release: Specops Software enhances Specops uReset® with Multi-factor Authentication Weighted Identity
New Version of Specops uReset® helps end-users understand Flexible Multi Factor Authentication. Takeaways: Weighted Identity introduced Promotes understanding and adoption of self service password reset service Montgomery County Community College reduces helpdesk calls with Specops uReset Stockholm, November 11,... Read More
Press release: Specops Software Supports Deployment of Windows 10
Specops Deploy 6.0 supports deployment of all current Windows operating systems, including Windows 10. Specops Deploy 6.0 now available Supports deployment of Windows 10 Supports Windows Defender management Stockholm, Sweden – October 20, 2015. Specops Software announced today support... Read More
Reimage the entire lab remotely with zero touch deployment
Computer labs require daily or weekly refreshes. Wouldn’t it be nice to remotely reinstall OS, distribute applications, lockdown lab computers against viruses without physically going to every computer when you have to do something? Sometimes you just don’t have... Read More
Social engineering warning: watch out for that password reset call
Fake password reset calls are the new hack Service desk staff are trained to help users with password related issues gain access to their account. This makes them popular targets for hackers. According to the 2018 Verizon Data Breach... Read More
Turn mobiles into high-trust devices
Passwords have well-known drawbacks for user authentication. They are hard to remember and easy to hack. Organizations are increasingly adopting two-factor or multi-factor authentication to strengthen passwords and safeguard online information. The high-trust device in your pocket It the... Read More
Who knows the answers to your security questions?
Security questions, also known as challenge questions or secret questions, are a way to help you recover access to accounts when you forget your passwords. Security questions are meant to protect your accounts, but they can actually provide hackers... Read More
Claims-Based Identity: A Better Model for Authentication
Claims-based identity is a common method used by applications to obtain identity information about a user that another application has authenticated. Claims are pieces of information about a user that have been packaged and signed into security tokens and... Read More
Press release: Specops Software supports Windows 10 in Specops Password Management
Support for Windows 10 in Specops Password Policy, Specops Password Reset and Specops Password Sync Support for the new Google API in Specops Password Sync Maintenance release delivers continued development Stockholm, Sweden – May 25, 2015. Specops Software announced... Read More