Marcus White

Deployment

Security

Technical

Marcus is a Specops cybersecurity specialist based in the UK. He’s been in the B2B technology sector for 8+ years and has worked closely with products in email security, data loss prevention, endpoint security, and identity and access management.

Articles written by Marcus White

May

15

Password expiration policy best practice

An effective password policy is a balancing act – security is vital, but ineffective if usability suffers. Users already have too many passwords so NIST tells us to make life a little easier for them. For example, don’t force them…
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Apr

08

What is a password dictionary attack and how do password dictionary attacks exploit weak passwords

Imagine using the exact same lock and key for your front door as millions of others people. That's the reality of using weak or common passwords. In this blog, we'll explore how weak passwords are exploited via password dictionary attacks:…
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Jan

17

A smart alternative to SCCM

Are you looking for a smart and simple alternative to System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)? Specops Deploy automates the installation of operating systems, software, and applications in your Microsoft Active Directory environment. Specops Deploy extends the functionality of Group Policy…
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May

26

Disallow special characters in Specops Password Policy

In this post, we will demonstrate how to disallow the use of special characters in passwords, in this case Swedish character, by using the “regular expression” setting in Specops Password Policy. Before getting started, ensure that you have installed the…
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