With the recent release of Windows 11 version 22H2, Microsoft has introduced some new capabilities that are designed to protect users against phishing attacks. These phishing protection features are designed to prevent users from making some of the mistakes... Read More
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New in Specops Password Policy 7.7 – Improved Password Expiry Emails and More
Today we’ve released the latest update to our Active Directory password management solution, Specops Password Policy 7.7. This release includes improved intervals for password expiration reminder emails, as well as new functionality for sending test emails and selecting specific... Read More
Football-Themed Passwords: Keeping Football on the Pitch and Out of Passwords this World Cup
The Messi versus Ronaldo debate returns—but this time it’s not about who is the best footballer, but about which name has appeared the most within Specops’ Breached Password Protection list, a database of over 4 billion unique compromised passwords.... Read More
[New Data] Attackers Are Using These Passwords to Attack the RDP Port Right Now
The Specops Breached Password Protection List Tops 3 Billion Unique Compromised Passwords from Live Attack Data and Leaked Lists Today, the Specops Software research team is sharing the results of our analysis on what passwords are being used to... Read More
New Compliance Standards & More: See What’s New in Specops Password Auditor
Today, we’ve released the latest Specops Password Auditor — a read-only program that can help IT admins identify password vulnerabilities including number of accounts with compromised passwords and more. In this release, we’ve introduced a big update to our... Read More
School start reminds everyone to stop reusing passwords
Paper, pen, and school itself are the most common school-related words found among breached passwords, according to our latest research. To celebrate the end of summer and the start of another school year, Specops’ researchers analyzed more than 800... Read More
Understanding UK’s National Cyber Security Strategy to Achieve Cyber Resilience in 2022
UK government data shows that within the last year cyber-attacks against UK businesses are becoming more frequent. Today almost one in three businesses state they experience breaches or attacks at least once a week. In light of the increased... Read More
SolarWinds hack explained: Weak password “solarwinds123” cause of SolarWinds Hack
When you look at many of the high-profile breaches that have taken place in recent years, many of them had a common denominator – weak or compromised passwords. Weak passwords are easily compromised and can lead to significant breach... Read More
Common ransomware attack types: How they work & tips for prevention
Think of ransomware attacks as a form of digital kidnapping. Cybercriminals use encryption to lock you out of your files or devices, effectively holding them hostage until a ransom is paid. Like traditional kidnappers, their primary motive is financial... Read More
Popular work-related services fail to prevent leaked passwords
Preventing the use of weak and leaked password within an enterprise environment is a manageable task, but what about other services where employees share business-critical data in order to do their work? The researchers at Specops Software investigated the... Read More