Active Directory user accounts can get locked out due to a number of reasons, especially when working remotely. Windows systems can cache credentials for users. Yet, cached credentials causing account lockouts is a major problem for remote users. Cached Active Directory credentials To understand the purpose of cached credentials, let’s look at the normal login…
Batman or Spiderman? Superman or Thor? Flash or Falcon? The infatuation with and intense debate over Marvel and DC superhero and villain supremacy among comic book aficionados is a year-round musing, but always intensifies during the months when the latest movie hits the big screen. In conjunction with the new Loki (Marvel) series now streaming…
Specops Software survey highlights social engineering vulnerabilities among IT service help desks. 48% of organizations do not have a user verification policy in place for incoming calls to IT service desks, according to Specops Software, the leading provider of password management and authentication solutions. The information was uncovered as part of Specops Software’s survey of…
When we think about increased IT support efficiency, we might think of faster and/or cheaper IT service desk operations. But now, post-pandemic, or what is being called “the new normal”, there’s a hunger for “better, faster, and cheaper” IT support. This recognizes key modern business priorities, such as: Emphasis on outcomes and value creation Need…
Digital transformation is about improving your digital footprint, digitalizing processes and most importantly – changing your company culture. The preparation for – and execution of – transformation is critical which means setting both clear goals and defining an approach to undertaking the change. A key part of that is being agile before, during and after…
Purple Fox is malware that was first discovered in 2018 but has seen a recent rise in proliferation as hackers take advantage of a new attack method: weak passwords used over the SMB protocol. SMB (Server Message Block) is a protocol (mainly) used by Windows computers to communicate with other network devices like printers and…