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Phishing and malware are scary enough, but the number one tactic used by bad actors to get access to and take over accounts is something different: using compromised credentials. Why? Because it’s so easy! Data breaches happen almost constantly, and credentials get leaked. At the same time, people are prone to reuse the…
We have to run compliance reports and account information is part of this report. Passwords need to show date of change for proof of annual audit reports showing date of account password change.
I don't have full access to everything in Orion so I get prompted for a username and password when I go into the System Configuration tab. When I enter my username and password it gives me an error message. "The specifed credentials are invalid. Please specify a valid Orion NCM user and password" I have access to other…
Hello all, I have just installed Orion 2018.4 and SAM 6.7.1. We are using SAM as a managed service provider model. This means that we will offer SAM as a monitoring service for the applications we develop. I'm struggling with ideas on how to manage users for our customers. We'll obviously have internal users that can be…
We would like to create a SAM that indicates if a node's Windows admin password is not in scope with our standards. Example: We set our server admin accounts to the following password: t3x@S32rTr20!+18^v If a node does not have this password, we get an alert and can address the issue in a timely fashion.
Hello.... We are using Serv-U ftp software. We recently made a change in the home directory (a NAS) for the people that need to access the ftp site. Now whenever we try to log in, using FileZilla, get the following: Status: TLS connection established. Command: USER joel Response: 331 User name okay, need password. Command:…
This week's Actuator comes to you in advance of my heading to Austin for some THWACKcamp filming next week. This filming may or may not involve a bee costume. I'm not promising anything. Microsoft Launches Windows Bug Bounty Program Because Late Is Better Than Never Interesting that this took as long as it did, but it is…
This NCM template will set all passwords for all Cisco devices (IOS and NX-OS). -------------------------------28947758029299Content-Disposition: form-data; name="FileTags"cisco, ios, network_configuration_manager, nexus, nx-os, passwords
Currently where I work we "manage" our passwords on a spreadsheet. Obviously, NOT the best system. We are looking at Password Management Solutions and would like to know: * Have you used CommonKey, LastPass, or another password management solution? * What has been your experience(s)? * Any advise for us?
As much as we try to understand the importance of password security – whether it’s for a computer login, email account, network device, Wi-Fi or domain access – we don’t seem to meticulously implement it every time we set up or change a password. Password security is a popular topic for IT pros and end-users alike, which…
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