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Passwords are Costing Your Organization Money - How to Minimize Those Costs

Getting rid of passwords completely isn't a realistic option for most orgs, but there are things you can do to make them more secure. Learn more from Specops Software on maximizing security while mitigating costs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 05, 2024
- 10:02 AM
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Cybersecurity Training Not Sticking? How to Fix Risky Password Habits

While security training can help create a culture of cybersecurity awareness, it can't be relied upon to consistently change behavior. Learn more from Specops Software about the limitations of training and five ways you can increase password security.
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- February 26, 2024
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How to secure AD passwords without sacrificing end-user experience

To increase password security, regulatory bodies recommend longer and unique passwords. Despite this, many still stick to using the same easy-to-guess passwords for the sake of convenience. Learn more from Specops Software on an alternative approach that supports security and end-user experience at the same time.
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- January 24, 2024
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Watch out for "I can't believe he is gone" Facebook phishing posts

A widespread Facebook phishing campaign stating, "I can't believe he is gone. I'm gonna miss him so much," leads unsuspecting users to a website that steals your Facebook credentials.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 21, 2024
- 11:19 AM
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Credentials are Still King: Leaked Credentials, Data Breaches and Dark Web Markets

Learn how threat actors utilize credentials to break into privileged IT infrastructure to create data breaches and distribute ransomware.
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- January 18, 2024
- 10:02 AM
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GitHub rotates keys to mitigate impact of credential-exposing flaw

GitHub rotated keys potentially exposed by a vulnerability patched in December that could let attackers access credentials within production containers via environment variables.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 16, 2024
- 05:19 PM
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What to do when receiving unprompted MFA OTP codes

Receiving an unprompted one-time passcode (OTP) sent as an email or text should be a cause for concern as it likely means your credentials have been stolen.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 17, 2023
- 11:06 AM
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Protect your Active Directory from these Password-based Vulnerabilities

To safeguard against potential cyberattacks and outages, it is essential to be vigilant against common Active Directory attacks, Learn more from Specops Software about these attacks and how harden your defenses.
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- December 14, 2023
- 10:02 AM
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AutoSpill attack steals credentials from Android password managers

Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation.
- Bill Toulas
- December 09, 2023
- 10:14 AM
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How to boost Security with Self-Service Password Resets

Learn more from Specops Software about the benefits of self-service password resets and ways to accomplish this with on-premises Active Directory.
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- November 20, 2023
- 10:02 AM
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Your end-users are reusing passwords – that’s a big problem

Password reuse is a difficult vulnerability for IT teams to get full visibility over. Learn more from Specops Software on how to mitigate the risk of compromised credentials.
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- November 02, 2023
- 10:01 AM
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LastPass breach linked to theft of $4.4 million in crypto

Hackers have stolen $4.4 million in cryptocurrency on October 25th using private keys and passphrases stored in stolen LastPass databases, according to research by crypto fraud researchers who have been researching similar incidents.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 30, 2023
- 06:46 PM
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Single Sign On and the Cybercrime Ecosystem

One of the trends driving an increase is the compromise of enterprise single sign on (SSO) applications are info-stealer malware attacks. Learn more from Flare about this cybercrime ecosystem.
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- October 18, 2023
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Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password

Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks on enterprise networks.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 17, 2023
- 05:47 PM
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Amazon adds passkey support as new passwordless login option

Amazon has quietly added passkey support as a new passwordless login option for customers, offering better protection from information-stealing malware and phishing attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 17, 2023
- 03:09 PM
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Fighting off cyberattacks? Make sure user credentials aren’t compromised

Login credential theft presents one of the biggest and most enduring cybersecurity problems. This article by Specops SOftware looks at the motivations driving credential theft and the tactics bad actors are likely to use.
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- October 17, 2023
- 10:02 AM
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Hackers hijack Citrix NetScaler login pages to steal credentials

Hackers are conducting a large-scale campaign to exploit the recent CVE-2023-3519 flaw in Citrix NetScaler Gateways to steal user credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- October 09, 2023
- 10:45 AM
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Cisco fixes hard-coded root credentials in Emergency Responder

Cisco released security updates to fix a Cisco Emergency Responder (CER) vulnerability that let attackers log into unpatched systems using hard-coded credentials.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 04, 2023
- 12:43 PM
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Can we fix the weaknesses in password-based authentication?

There are inherent weaknesses to password-based authentication. Learn more from Specops Software on measures we can enforce to minimize these weaknesses and prevent corporate breaches.
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- September 26, 2023
- 10:01 AM
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Are your end-users' passwords compromised? Here's how to check.

Passwords have long been used as the primary gatekeepers of digital security, yet they can also be a weak link in the chain. Learn more from Specops Software on how to find and secure compromised passwords.
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- September 18, 2023
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