0710, 2020

How are weak passwords banned with Microsoft’s Smart Password Lockout?

T-Blog Editor/ October 7, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Password management and policy, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMicrosoft is banning weak passwords on many of its services with the Smart Password Lockout feature. Expert Michael Cobb explains how it works, and if it will be beneficial. By Michael Cobb Microsoft recently announced that it would begin banning weak passwords for a variety of its services and also introduced a feature called Smart Password Lockout to prevent attackers from guessing

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0710, 2020

How to prevent password attacks and other exploits

T-Blog Editor/ October 7, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Password management and policy, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesPrevention is essential to protection against various types of password attacks, unauthorized access and related threats. Expert Adam Gordon outlines how to proactively bolster your defenses. The following is an excerpt from the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, fourth edition, edited by Adam Gordon, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, SSCP. This section from Domain 5 highlights actions infosec pros can take proactively to minimize

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0710, 2020

Manage unsuccessful login attempts with account lockout policy

T-Blog Editor/ October 7, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Password management and policy

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesLearn how to create account lockout policies that detail how many unsuccessful login attempts are allowed before a password lockout in order to prevent credential-based attacks. By Katie Donegan Randall Gamby Due to the often overwhelming prevalence of password authentication, many users forget their credentials, triggering an account lockout following too many failed login attempts. Upon being locked out of

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