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Microsoft is trying to fix issues with its newly updated password features

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Apr

2023

Microsoft is working on a fix for a bug it introduced with the latest Patch Tuesday cumulative updates. In a security advisory published earlier this week, the tech giant said that installing the April 11 cumulative updates, KB5025224 and KB5025239, breaks a feature known as Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). Although it’s not in […]

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Okta Post-Exploitation Method Exposes User Passwords

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Mar

2023

A post-exploitation attack method has been uncovered that allows adversaries to read cleartext user passwords for Okta, the identity access and management (IAM) provider — and gain far-ranging access into a corporate environment. Researchers from Mitiga discovered that the IAM system saves Okta user passwords to audit logs if a user accidentally types them in […]

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Understanding password behavior key to developing stronger cybersecurity protocols

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Mar

2023

Passwords are still the weakest link in an organization’s network, as proven by the analysis of over 800 million breached passwords, according to Specops Software. The study found 88% of passwords used in successful attacks consisted of 12 characters or less, with the most common being 8 characters (24%). The most common base terms used […]

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