Good news for cloud-first organizations: we’re pleased to announce Specops uReset is now joining Specops Secure Service Desk as being supported for customers who have fully migrated to the Entra ID cloud. Specops uReset is now available for cloud-only environments, bringing enterprise-grade self-service password reset capabilities directly to your cloud infrastructure. Whether your team is... The post Specops expands cloud offering to self-service password resets appeared first on Specops S...| Specops Software
Find out how a forgotten admin account with the weak password “123456” exposed McDonald’s AI hiring chatbot for putting user data at risk.| Specops Software
2025 has been a summer of high-profile breaches. This post will focus on four notable and high-profile victims: Chanel, Google, Air France, and KLM. Although the companies and exact data sets differ, these breaches share a clear pattern: attackers compromised third-party CRM / customer-service platforms as part of a wider Salesforce-focused vishing/social engineering campaign. From... The post Third-party risk: Behind the Google, Chanel, & Air France-KLM breaches appeared first on Specops Sof...| Specops Software
On February 25th, 2024, a sophisticated ransomware attack struck the City of Hamilton, crippling roughly 80 percent of its network. This included business licensing, property-tax processing, and transit-planning systems. Cybercriminals proceeded to demand an $18.5 million ransom that the city refused to pay. In April 2025, a new and interesting facet to this story emerged.... The post MFA failure costs Hamilton $18m in cyber insurance payout appeared first on Specops Software.| Specops Software
Businesses fail all the time, for all sorts of reasons. Especially startups and fledgling ventures. So when a business like Knights of Old (trading as KNP Logistics Group) survives a century and a half, through enough recessions, wars, government changes, and technological advances to fill many history books, it would be fair to say it’s... The post How one weak password destroyed KNP: A sad lesson in the cost of password neglect appeared first on Specops Software.| Specops Software
Learn how human error led to a serious ransomware attack against Clorox, and the steps your business can take to avoid the same.| Specops Software
Last week, cleaning products giant Clorox took the unusual step of suing its IT services partner Cognizant for gross negligence. Clorox are alleging that the August 2023 ransomware attack they suffered came about thanks to an incredibly simple piece of human error. According to the complaint, hackers tied to the “Scattered Spider” group simply phoned... The post “Can you reset my password?” How a simple service desk attack cost Clorox $400 million appeared first on Specops Software.| Specops Software - Password Security Tools for Active Directory
The Specops research team has analyzed 10 million random passwords from the 1 billion+ breached password list used by Specops Password Auditor. These are all real compromised passwords that have been captured by Specops, which you can scan your own Active Directory against right now. Our team have mapped out the most common length and... The post [New research] Heatmap of 10 million breached passwords: 98.5% are weak appeared first on Specops Software.| Specops Software - Password Security Tools for Active Directory
This new collaboration offers GuidePoint Security customers access to password management and authentication solutions, which protect business data by blocking weak and compromised passwords and securing user authentication. Philadelphia, United States Specops is excited to announce a strategic reseller partnership with GuidePoint Security, the leading cybersecurity solution provider that helps organizations make better decisions to... The post Specops Now Offered Through GuidePoint Sec...| Specops Software - Password Security Tools for Active Directory
Researchers recently uncovered a (seemingly) unprecedented aggregation of roughly 16 billion username–password pairs. However, there’s been some debate around how much of this is recycled data versus new. Similarly to the Rockyou2024 password list and ALIENTXTBASE data dump, our own analysts have found that this 16 billion passwords leak isn’t as concerning as initial headlines... The post [Analysis] 16 billion passwords leaked – how much is recycled data? appeared first on Specops ...| Specops Software - Password Security Tools for Active Directory
The Specops research team has analyzed 10 million random passwords from the 1 billion+ breached password list used by Specops Password Auditor. These are all real compromised passwords that have been captured by Specops, which you can scan your own Active Directory against right now. Our team have mapped out the most common length and... The post [New research] Heatmap of 10 million breached passwords: 98.5% are weak appeared first on Specops Software.| Specops Software
Our analysts have looked into the recent data breach of 16 billion leaked passwords to see how concerned you should be.| Specops Software
Learn how RaaS providers DragonForce operate and how to avoid the initial breaches that lead to ransomware deployment.| Specops Software
Learn how Scattered Spider use social engineering to attack service desks and how you can stay protected. Practical defense tips.| Specops Software
Get the key lessons and takeaways from the M&S ransomware attack to help strengthen your Active Directory and Service Desk security.| Specops Software
Learn why so many believed the Iberian blackout in Spain and Portugal to have been caused by a cyber-attack.| Specops Software
Uncover the truth about AI vishing: how cybercriminals exploit technology to execute convincing scams - incl. risk evaluation.| Specops Software
Learn how post-quantum cryptography computing could change the way we encrypt passwords and what you should be doing to prepare.| Specops Software
Find what Specops researchers learned from analyzing the ALIEN TXTBASE data dump of leaked credentials. Who serious is it?| Specops Software
Learn the top ten passwords being used against RDP ports from real attack data and how to keep your connections secure.| Specops Software
Learn how the attack played out and get expert advice on staying secure from password spraying attacks.| Specops Software
Get unique analysis into over one billion malware-stolen credentials and learn how to mitigate password risk.| Specops Software
Passwords are a key component of PCI-DSS requirements. Learn how to build a PCI-compliant password policy in 2025.| Specops Software