World Password Day comes and goes each year on the first Thursday of May to emphasize the importance of password security in the minds of the public. This goal is vital. The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report states that …
Learn how to secure Windows logons with two-factor authentication [Free webinar]
The go-to strategy for most cybercriminals is stealing user credentials and using them across multiple accounts in an attempt to compromise sensitive network resources. This credential-based attack strategy is highly popular, with 81 percent of successful data breaches utilizing this …
Our guide to bridging the shortcomings of Active Directory’s password management features
As an IT administrator, most of your tasks revolve around password management. With most organizations using Active Directory (AD) to manage their IT, a major portion of your tasks are AD-based. However, it’s no secret that AD hasn’t evolved well …
Five best practices for Active Directory password management [Free webinar]
Passwords are an unavoidable part of both employees’ and IT administrators’ lives. Organizations need a solution that can combat redundant IT service calls, manage passwords efficiently, facilitate password self-service, and do much more, from anywhere, at any time. Are you …
Empower students to reset their passwords by themselves
Back to school Active Directory password management blues are a huge problem. If you’re an IT administrator at an educational institution, you know exactly what we’re talking about. At the start of the school year, the huge flow of new …
Why password blacklisting is so important, and how to do it in Active Directory
Passwords are still the most popular authentication method used to grant users access to critical business resources. According to the 2017 State of Authentication Report, more than half of US companies use only passwords to protect their intellectual property …
Strengthen your first line of defense against hackers
Passwords are the first line of defense between a hacker and your data. A decade ago, a password alone may have kept your data secure, but today, that’s no longer the case. The easiest way for a hacker to gain …
Get rid of expired passwords for free
How many times have we all seen the password expiration pop-up on our Active Directory workstation and have simply ignored it? We’ve all been there; resetting a soon-to-expire password almost always feels like tomorrow’s problem. But that, in itself, is …
Tighten Windows security with two-factor authentication
A few decades ago, organizations were content knowing their network resources were password protected. With the increasing number of security breaches and digital crime, being password protected doesn’t carry as much weight as it once did.
According to Verizon’s 2018 …