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
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Forcing a password reset? This new Password Auditor report can help
Today, Specops Software released the latest version of Specops Password Auditor, introducing a new report that will make the lives of IT admins looking to force a password reset a little easier. This release comes in response to last... 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
PowerShell Scripts to Force Password Change for All Users After a Security Incident
After a confirmed or even suspected security breach it may be advised to have all users change their passwords. In this post we’ll review how to confirm if users have changed their passwords and how to force users to complete... Read More
Attack Recovery: How to Implement a “Reset All AD Passwords” Directive
In light of potential increase in cyberattacks, the White House issued a fact sheet on March 21, 2022, with wide-sweeping cybersecurity recommendations. One recommendation is to reset all passwords, to eliminate the possibility of an unknown leaked credential being... 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
New Specops Report Reveals Passwords Are Weakest Link For Networks
Organizations’ current password usage and policies leaving businesses and employees vulnerable to cyberattacks Stockholm, March 8, 2022 — Password-related attacks are on the rise. Stolen user credentials including name, email and password were the most common root cause of... 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? A brief overview…
Active Directory, commonly referred to as AD (not to be confused with Azure AD) was developed by Microsoft and first released as a centralized domain directory service with Windows 2000 Server Edition. Since its original release, AD has gone... 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