In today’s digital-first business world, the line between financial integrity and cybersecurity is thinner than ever. At the heart of this intersection lies the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) — a law passed in the wake of early-2000s corporate scandals to... Read More
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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
Search for custom AD attributes from the helpdesk
From Specops Password Reset (SPR) 6.4 and onwards, there will be a new registry setting that will allow you to specify the AD attribute to search from the helpdesk. If the registry setting is not set, the default will... Read More
Where can I find my driver on WinPE?
You may receive a “A connection to the deployment share couldn’t not be made. The following networking device did not have a driver installed.” wizard error if you import the wrong driver, or are missing the driver on WinPE.... Read More
Find correct driver for my new hardware with Windows 10 WinPE
A customer turned to me for help when he got this error message during OS deployment to a new Dell machine. This error message is very common when your WinPE boot image is missing the driver for a new... Read More
Deploy Greenshot (open source application) with Specops Deploy / App
Greenshot is an open source screenshot tool, similar to the Windows Snipping Tool, but with more functionalities – and it’s free. In this blog, I will demonstrate how to install an open source application such as Greenshot with 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
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