Really weird issue that I'm hoping someone else has maybe seen before:<BR><BR>I have a user whose AD domain account consistently gets locked out every hour. It isn't every hour on the hour or anything ...

Active Directory account lockouts happen when too many failed login attempts trigger security limits. Common causes include outdated cached credentials, expired service account passwords, mobile ...

There is an exchange 2013 setup with ActiveSync exposed to internet for mobile devices and in AD we have lockout policy configured to lock the user after 5 wrong attempts. The problem is that when ...

Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress theme "Motors" to hijack administrator accounts and gain complete control of a targeted site. Microsoft confirms ...

IRVINE, Calif., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Netwrix, a vendor that makes data security easy, announced today the upgrade of Netwrix Account Lockout Examiner. With many more employees working ...

Threat actors continue to deploy brute-force attacks to compromise credentials and access networks. Fortunately, it’s easy to foil this tactic. Modern businesses face a deluge of elaborate threats.

Why it matters: A recent Windows 11 Insider update is helping users automatically block brute force attacks. The attacks will now trigger an account lockout policy, which will automatically lock down ...

A password spraying attack is a specialized password attack commonly used by attackers that is reasonably effective and helps avoid detection by traditional password defenses. Instead of trying many ...