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  • Good, old-fashioned, boring passwords – the key to good security

    19 Mar 2019

    Many people are quick to proclaim that passwords are dead…that SSO, MFA, and related technologies are THE solution. Not so fast. Passwords, as we’ve known them for decades, are not going away anytime soon. Sure, I’ll embrace the technologies that help take the pain out of passwords and password management. Hopefully we will be password-free in the next few decades. Still, pragmatism will win out over presumed quick fixes every time. Until then, there are some things that you can – and must – do in order to minimize this maximum security risk. The following are password and penetration testing related pieces that I recently wrote for the nice folks over at Specops Software that can help put you on the right path:

    What to expect during your next penetration test

    Following up on your vulnerability and penetration testing

    Low-hanging security fruit you can’t afford to overlook

    Best practice tips for your password policy

    How to audit network passwords

    …as well as a related guest blog that I wrote for Pentest Magazine:
    Three Actionable Steps To Take Following Your Penetration Testing

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