The Collection #1 data set includes more than 1 billion unique combinations of email addresses and passwords. The latest addition to Specops Password Blacklist includes more than 21 million passwords from the leak. Read More
Why you should consider cyber insurance
As security breaches continue to grow, businesses should operate under the assumption that they will be breached. A cyber insurance policy protects businesses against the costs associated with law suits, investigations, and downtime. Read More
Cyber security stories that will scare you into action
We live in a scary world of cybercrime. In celebration of Cyber Security Awareness Month and Halloween (of course), we are sharing tales of IT security gone wrong. Read More
O365 attacks continue exploiting your weakest link
With more than 120 million active users, Office (O365) is a frontrunner in the cloud service popularity contest. Consequently, its users are equally popular with hackers. For IT pros, storing data in the cloud means a bigger attack surface,... 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
Lessons from recent data breaches and other security horror stories
October is the month to get a little scared. Whether it’s a ghost story, horror movie, or haunted house, there’s always a way to get your Halloween fix. But, there’s something far scarier that may creep up on you,... Read More
3 steps to take after a security breach
For a long time now, Specops has been advising organizations on how to protect their network and data against common security threats. We’ve managed to cover everything from sophisticated social engineering tactics, to the simple phishing email, and most... Read More
Credential stuffing – the password breach aftermath
RIP Passwords – the 2017 Data Breach Industry Forecast by Experian anticipates your demise. Until then, experts are predicting “aftershock” breaches. In 2016, there were 1,093 security incidents involving loss of sensitive data, and three billion credentials stolen worldwide.... Read More
What the password quiz taught us
In celebration of World Password Day we ran a password quiz that presented participants with five pairs of passwords, and asked them to pick out the stronger one from each pair. The results? Only 12% of participants answered all... Read More
Password Strength Meters – more harm than good?
Fact one, passwords are here to stay, at least for the near future. Fact two, users have not gotten any better at making them stronger, or using additional factors during authentication. To help users with this seemingly impossible task,... Read More