Free tool allows Active Directory users to test for weak passwords

While security is still heavily reliant on passwords, they represent a target for hackers and weak or reused choices offer an easy way into systems. Security awareness training company KnowBe4 is releasing a free Weak Password Test (WPT) tool for organizations that use Active Directory, allowing them to check for multiple types of threats related to weak passwords. Checks carried out by the tool include looking for the most common passwords and dictionary passwords, finding passwords shared among multiple accounts, and identifying accounts with no requirement to regularly change the password. It can also find accounts that store passwords using… [Continue Reading]