How to secure AD passwords without sacrificing end-user experience

A sponsored article highlights the scale of password attacks (Microsoft tracked 1,287 per second in 2022) and recommends aligning password policies with user experience by using longer passphrases (e.g., NCSC three random words), correlating password length with expiration rather than frequent resets per NIST guidance, and blocking breached passwords via deny lists; it promotes Specops Password Policy as a tool to enforce these controls in Active Directory.