October 3, 2024 at 10:39AM
Weak and easily guessable passwords can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber threats. Integrating a custom dictionary into password policies can protect against targeted attacks, brute force methods, and industry-specific vulnerabilities. Specops Password Policy enables seamless integration of custom dictionaries into Active Directory, bolstering overall password security and compliance with industry standards.
Based on the meeting notes, the main takeaways are:
1. Custom dictionaries are specialized lists of words, phrases, and character combinations that end users are prohibited from using when creating their passwords. These dictionaries should include terms specific to the organization, common words and phrases associated with the industry, and common password patterns to prevent weak or easily guessed passwords.
2. Integrating a custom dictionary into the password policy provides an additional layer of defense against targeted credential-based attacks, brute force and hybrid dictionary attacks, social engineering, targeted attacks, and industry-specific vulnerabilities.
3. Examples of terms to include in custom dictionaries are industry terms, organization-specific terms, and common password patterns.
4. Specops Password Policy provides a solution for creating and importing custom dictionaries into the password policy of an Active Directory environment. It also offers breached password protection feature which scans the Active Directory for known compromised passwords, enhancing the overall password security and reducing the risk of security breaches.
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