News and Research

We recently ran a meme contest on Spiceworks asking IT administrators and support staff to create a password related meme that captured their password management challenges. I’ve taken the liberty of including some of these throughout this article. With... Read More

For a few weeks now we have been running a contest for SpiceHeads, IT professionals who use Spiceworks and thereby are official curators of all things Spicy. The inspiration for the contest came after attending several local SpiceCorps meetups,... Read More

Stop users from creating passwords on known leaked password and password hash lists. Block password and password hash lists from major leaks Test hash of new password against hash dictionaries Specops Software announced today a new release of Specops... Read More

New enrollment features address number one self-service password reset solution challenge Forced enrollment capabilities introduced New user based reporting shows who has enrolled Allows IT administrators to target the right users with the right actions Stockholm – February 3,... Read More

Authentication is a process of validating the identity of a user that is trying to gain access to an application or system. While many companies have taken the steps to implement strong authentication, they don’t always require users to... Read More

New Version of Specops uReset® helps end-users understand Flexible Multi Factor Authentication.   Takeaways: Weighted Identity introduced Promotes understanding and adoption of self service password reset service Montgomery County Community College reduces helpdesk calls with Specops uReset Stockholm, November 11,... Read More

Specops Deploy 6.0 supports deployment of all current Windows operating systems, including Windows 10. Specops Deploy 6.0 now available Supports deployment of Windows 10 Supports Windows Defender management Stockholm, Sweden – October 20, 2015. Specops Software announced today support... Read More

Computer labs require daily or weekly refreshes. Wouldn’t it be nice to remotely reinstall OS, distribute applications, lockdown lab computers against viruses without physically going to every computer when you have to do something? Sometimes you just don’t have... Read More