Marcus White

Deployment

Security

Technical

Marcus is a Specops cybersecurity specialist based in the UK. He’s been in the B2B technology sector for 8+ years and has worked closely with products in email security, data loss prevention, endpoint security, and identity and access management.

Articles written by Marcus White

Feb

13

Why security and awareness training won’t fix bad password habits

Organizations know their end users represent a cybersecurity risk. They make mistakes, they’re targeted by hackers, and sometimes they’ll even act maliciously against their employer. Security and awareness training is an attempt to reduce this risk by creating a cybersecurity-conscious…
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Jan

24

Microsoft password spraying hack proves securing every account matters

Microsoft released a statement on Friday 19th January saying their corporate network had been compromised by Russian-state hackers, who were able to exfiltrate emails and attached documents. The software giant said only a ‘very small percentage’ of corporate email accounts…
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Dec

05

Holiday season cyber threats: Is your service desk prepared?

Cybercriminals strategically time their attacks for when cyber defenses are most vulnerable. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have noticed a significant increase in ransomware attacks against US companies during holidays and weekends. For…
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Nov

28

Nine ways MFA can be breached (and why passwords still matter)

Of all the access security recommendations you come across, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is arguably the most consistent. And there’s good reason many best practice recommendations and compliance frameworks now place MFA at the top of the list of security configurations…
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Nov

15

[New research] How tough is bcrypt to crack? And can it keep passwords safe?

Earlier this year, the Specops research team published data on how long it takes attackers to brute force MD5 hashed user passwords with the help of newer hardware. Now we’ll be putting the bcrypt hashing algorithm to the test, to…
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Oct

03

Password reuse: A hidden danger you can’t ignore

Reusing passwords is common, despite years of warnings to end users. It’s a problem that’s difficult for IT teams to get a handle on, especially if people are reusing work passwords at home. This means a breach elsewhere can bring…
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Sep

18

MGM Resorts hack: How attackers hit the jackpot with service desk social engineering

Hotel and entertainment giant MGM Resorts were left reeling in September 2023 after a serious cyber-attack that kicked off with a fraudulent call to their Service Desk. In the days after the attack, they struggled to get systems back online…
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Aug

28

Thinking about going passwordless? Here’s what to consider first.

In 2004, Bill Gates made a bold prediction that passwords would soon be dead. Almost twenty years later, the password is pretty much as prevalent as ever. If you’re here, it’s a question that’s probably crossed your mind too: why…
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Aug

14

British law firms are under attack from ransomware. How should we upgrade our cyber defences?

Law firms across the UK have been given a stark warning in a recent report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC): get serious about upgrading your cyber defences or risk your legally privileged information being stolen by ransomware gangs.…
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Jul

31

Hybrid password attacks: How they work and how to stop them

Cybersecurity measures force threat actors to get creative and come up with new and inventive ways to compromise user credentials. As the name suggests, hybrid password attacks involve combining two or more attack methods to carry out password cracking. Taking…
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