The UK has officially entered the Brexit transition period until the end of 2020, during which the GDPR will continue to apply. There are three possible outcomes after the transition period: the UK exits transition with no EU trade... Read More
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Specops improves MFA for remote workers with Trusted Network Location
April 30, 2020 – With remote work becoming mainstream, it is more important than ever for IT departments to ensure that users are who they say they are. The new Trusted Network Location setting in the Specops MFA platform... Read More
Password security survey reveals accounts are at risk
Recently the news reported that the social app Houseparty was hacked. One of the details taken by the hackers was user account passwords. This led to a spate of other hackings, due to user passwords being the same for... Read More
How to make three random words secure
When the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) started promoting three random words as passwords, the general public had practical advice that was easy to follow. While it is extremely valuable to provide sound advice for choosing passwords, the perceived... Read More
Reset the cached domain password for remote workers
Due to the global pandemic crisis users are working remotely more than ever. For IT departments, this has meant more time supporting these users. Support calls lower user productivity for users, and strain service desk resources. To ensure business... Read More
Password reset best practices for self-service
Security is an essential part of almost everything we do with technology today. We unlock devices, sign in to websites, and routinely find ourselves verifying our identity, whether we’re online for work, or personal time. In a business setting,... Read More
STUDY: Women in tech reveal the biggest challenges they face
Technology is an exciting industry to be in right now as it is constantly growing and evolving. However, it is well known that the tech industry is highly male-dominated and across the years many people have expressed their concern... Read More
How to reset passwords & update the local cached credentials for remote users
Need to manage password expirations for remote users? Here's how you can reset passwords for remote users, and update their locally cached credentials. Read More
How to configure Specops Password Notification
In this blog post we will review some common configurations for Specops Password Notification. Password Notification is a tool for configuring and sending password expiration reminders to your users. This tool is especially useful for communicating with remote users... Read More
Introducing: Freeware to prevent password expiration during pandemic
Stockholm, April 8, 2020 – Specops Software announced today the release of a free version of Specops Password Notification to help address password challenges associated with remote workers. Password Notification enables IT admins to configure password expiration email reminders... Read More