Stockholm, Sweden – February 22, 2018. Specops Software announced today the appointment of Lori Österholm as Chief Technology Officer. The company also announced today the further expansion of the development team in the European and North American operations. Former... Read More
Knowledge Based Authentication fails to deliver
Knowledge based authentication (KBA) has long been used as the backup verification method when someone has forgotten their password. But even if it is regularly in use, it fails to deliver on the identity verification promise. Static and dynamic... Read More
NCSC password recommendations ignored – survey reveals obsolete practices
Since assuming its role as UK’s weapon in security IT, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published various best practice guides on topics related to IT infrastructure, most notably a Password Guidance to help organizations simplify their approach.... Read More
What breach disclosure requirements mean for your organization
Following a data breach incident, organizations following compliance standards, such as HIPAA, need to follow certain data breach notification requirements. This post will summarize some of these requirements, as well as regional-specific disclosure responsibilities. For the purposes of this... Read More
New MFA requirements for PCI password compliance
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulates security practices to protect cardholder data. Password compliance plays an important role in the PCI standards by dictating password complexity to strengthen defense against unauthorized access. New requirements coming... Read More
Press Release: New survey uncovers password security perceptions and practices in the UK
Over 200 participants across the UK provided insights on their stance on securing passwords. Stockholm, Sweden – January 25, 2018. Specops Software a leading provider of password security solutions today announced the results of an independent survey implemented by... Read More
The data present in the reparse buffer is invalid 0x80071128
A number of Specops Deploy App and Specops Inventory customers have recently reported the following error: Exception: System.IO.IOException The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid. We believe this is a general Microsoft group policy related issue,... Read More
Are my computers patched against Meltdown and Spectre?
Following the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, we have had a number of enquiries from customers about tools that can identify affected machines in their environment. Microsoft has prepared a PowerShell script that can run on individual... Read More
User management and authentication for O365: Microsoft or 3rd party?
Office 365 (O365) adoption is continuing across organizations, now with more than 100 million active users. These organizations will reap the benefits of a cloud service – freed up internal resources, and easy access to updates with minimal maintenance... Read More
Why choose 3rd party MFA for O365?
The adoption of SaaS services requires organizations to house user data in the cloud. Without the right strategy in place, this can mean user management and authentication processes – outside the confines of IT. Take the move to O365,... Read More