Password hacking is a lot more prevalent than you think. Most IT Security admins think password hacking is a juvenile attack and thwarted by account lockout policies. However, like the rest of the technology world, hacking tools and techniques have…
In order to succeed today, organizations need to make data-driven decisions to boost performance and get ahead of the competition. However, with the sheer amount of information present, many businesses struggle to attain data-driven status. A report by M-Files reveals…
If you watch the television series, Shark Week, that premieres for only one week per year, you might relate to the creepy, spine-chilling feeling when you watch people go underwater with lots of sharks. Some people have meat around their…
For the past few years, certain IT and security professionals have associated passwords as being negative due to recent data breaches. They recommend using biometrics, smart card readers, and other similar technology. The first password was used back in 1961 at…
First and foremost, I would like point out that a password policy is only as good as the settings that you select. For example, you could pay a company millions of dollars for the most secure password policy in the…
This topic might seem to alarm you since the fate of your company will be placed in the hands of your employees. When I talk to many prospective customers of nFront Security, I hear the common problem of end-users selecting…
Every day when I speak to various members of IT departments that are interested in the nFront Password Filter, there are a few common topics that we speak about during our conversations. First, he or she will mention that they…
Humans are very predictable and unless we see our company's name plastered across every news channel and online search engine due to a data breach, we will probably assume our company's network is safe, and we are doing a decent…
Running a password cracker is a standard part of any security audit procedure. Password crackers generally work in 4 ways – (1) a brute force crack (2) a dictionary crack (3) a hybrid dictionary crack and (4) rainbow tables. The…
Oftentimes, we are asked "What is the best password policy?"
There is no one size fits all policy that works for everyone. Your policy needs to be reasonable and not too overbearing. I have compiled some…