May 5, 2022 marks the ninth anniversary of World Password Day, an event created by Intel to raise awareness about the importance of strong passwords. For more than 60 years we have relied on passwords to secure our personal... Read More
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2022-2023 NIST 800-63b Password Guidelines and Best Practices
The most basic form of authentication is the password. Despite many advancements in cybersecurity, the username and password, although outdated, are still used as the most common form of authentication today. Enterprise environments have long used password policies to... Read More
Comprehensive list of international industry-specific Password Policies
Using a password policy is an important part in enhancing your organization’s password security. Cyberattacks continue to explode around the world with a variety of techniques to compromise corporate passwords. To defend against these attacks, organizations employ password policies... Read More
Active Directory reversible encryption explained
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
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
How to delegate password reset permissions in Active Directory
Least privilege access is a crucial part of security that protects against overprovisioning user permissions. Even with IT technicians, and junior administrators, this needs to be considered when configuring permissions in the environment. A case in point is helpdesk... Read More
What is Active Directory (AD) and how does it work?
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service for Windows domain networks—a centralized database that stores information about users, computers, groups, policies and other objects in your network. It uses a hierarchical, object-oriented structure to organize resources, allowing administrators to... Read More
SSO vs Enterprise Password Manager: Which is better for reducing your password risk?
Organizations looking to reduce the burden of passwords on their users often consider Single Sign On (SSO) vendors or deploying an enterprise password manager. Each has their advantages, so which one is best for an organization to choose? Single-sign... 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
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