A long password is a strong password, however it’s still not any good if it contains your username or other easily guessable words. This blog explains how you can enforce password length alongside other best practices. Read More
Active directory password audit best practices
This blog describes how you might audit active directory passwords to check that no weak, easy-to-guess, or known leaked passwords are being used in your organization. Read More
Finding users who have not changed their password recently
One of the primary challenges with implementing a new password policy in Active Directory is ensuring users have changed their passwords to be compliant with that new policy. As we cannot view users’ current passwords in plain text to... Read More
How to enforce password history in Active Directory
The “Enforce password history” setting in Active Directory is used to determine the number of unique passwords a user must use before they can use an old password again. This is an important setting because password reuse is a... Read More
Password expiration policy best practice
Instead of arbitrarily expiring passwords every 90 or so days, why not configure the maximum password age based on the complexity level of a password? Read More
Specops encourages longer passwords with length-based password aging
Stockholm, May 15, 2019 – Specops Software announced today the release of Specops Password Policy 7.1. The release introduces length-based password aging which correlates the password expiration period with the length of the password – the longer the password,... Read More
What is a password dictionary attack?
A password dictionary attack is a brute-force hacking method used to break into a password-protected computer or server by systematically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. Read More
Cyber Essentials Password Policy
Passwords play an important role in the Cyber Essentials scheme. If you are planning for Cyber Essentials accreditation, you will need to make sure your password policy is up to the challenge. Read More
Passwords are the biggest threat to GDPR compliance
Data protection authorities have imposed their first GDPR fine in Germany after a local chat service exposed 330,000 credentials. What will be the consequence of the Collections leak that impacts 2.4 billion usernames & passwords? Read More
Best practice tips for your password policy
Many organizations have yet to craft an effective password policy - the policy says one thing, but something very different is taking place on the network. Is your current approach to passwords adequate? Read More