NIST 800-63

Password Blacklists: Applying the Goldilocks Principle

| | NIST 800-63, NIST Password Guidelines, Password Blacklists, password cracking, Password Tips
One of the most effective ways to increase the strength of your network’s security is to screen users’ passwords against a list of dictionary passwords and known compromised passwords. Password vulnerabilities remain ...
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How CJIS Evolved Password Policy Requirements

| | CJIS, NIST 800-63, Password Tips, Root Password Detection
The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) is the largest division of the FBI. They’re a hub of state-of-the-art tools and services for law enforcement, national security community partners, and the general public ...
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From Stolen Credentials to Full Network Compromise

| | compromised credentials, Cybersecurity, Data breaches, NIST 800-63, NIST Password Guidelines, passwords, SMB Cybersecurity
How Hackers Are Actually Using Exposed Passwords to Infiltrate Active Directory Recent reports like the Verizon DBIR have noted that stolen credentials are often the foothold that attackers use to compromise networks ...
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Response Required

| | Active Directory, compromised credentials, Continuous Password Protection, NIST 800-63, NIST Password Guidelines, Password Security, passwords, Strong Authentication
Why organizations need to react urgently to the state of password security, according to data from 451 Research In a recent brief titled “Love ‘em or Hate ‘em, Passwords Are Here to ...
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