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Environment variables are essential for accessing command line tools and controlling program execution in operating systems. In Windows, PowerShell provides a convenient way to manage and access environment variables. You can set the environment path, edit existing paths, and handle the user profile on your computer. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll explore what environment variables…
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Dec 5, 2022 Mike KanakosMicrosoft is planning to make changes to LDAP security settings in Windows Server. In today's Ask the Admin, I show you how to audit for unsigned LDAP traffic hitting Windows Server Active Directory.
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Mar 18, 2020 Russell SmithIn this guide about Active Directory security, we’re going to detail five steps that IT admins need to follow to secure Active Directory environments in an organization. There are many best practices you’ll need to be familiar with to ensure Active Directory security, including restricting the use of privileged accounts, monitoring Windows Event Log for…
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Feb 17, 2022 Michael TaschlerAudit your Active Directory environment to ensure the security of your company’s most valuable assets. Here are the top 10 events to audit in Active Directory to identify risks. Why audit Active Directory? Active Directory provides authentication, account management, and authorization services that are critical for strong access governance. To quickly detect insider threats, organizations should audit the creation of new accounts and security groups, and…
Jan 30, 2024 Michael ReindersSQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBM) developed by Microsoft that competes with Oracle, IBM DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other RDBMs. In this article, I’ll explain in detail what is SQL Server and go through its release history over the past three decades. I’ll also detail what are the different SQL Server versions…
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Sep 25, 2023 Michael OteyHow familiar are you with Windows Server Backup? You may be surprised by its value in your organization. I’ll explain what its main purpose is and how to use it to back up an Active Directory domain controller and fileservers. What is Windows Server Backup? Windows Server has had a built-in backup application since Windows…
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Audit your Active Directory environment to ensure the security of your company’s most valuable assets. Here are the top 10 events to audit in Active Directory to identify risks. Why audit Active Directory? Active Directory provides authentication, account management, and authorization services that are critical for strong access governance. To quickly detect insider threats, organizations should audit the creation of new accounts and security groups, and…
Jan 30, 2024 Michael ReindersOne of the main reasons that application governance is often overlooked, as it relates to an organization’s cloud security posture, is because the topic is not fully understood. . However, it is vitally important to understand the fundamentals of Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) – tenants, app registrations, enterprise apps, and consent –…
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Oct 19, 2023 Sander BerkouwerMicrosoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory (AD), is Microsoft’s cloud-native identity management platform. It only takes one compromised Entra ID user account to consent to a rogue app that siphons all the user’s Microsoft 365 data or to take over their mailbox. Business Email Compromise (BEC) amounts to $8 million in losses on a…
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Oct 19, 2023 Sander BerkouwerAdvanced password attacks, like brute force and those launched by malicious insiders, are devastating the security of today’s enterprises and cloud services. ADSelfService Plus from ManageEngine can protect web properties from such attacks with multi-factor authentication (MFA). Multi-factor authentication is the best way to protect Active Directory and cloud-based user accounts As the impacts of…
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Jan 12, 2023 Michael ReindersCybercriminals love passwords. They’re simple to guess, easy to steal, and can offer unfettered access to a goldmine of data to hold for ransom or sell to other cybercriminals. For those same reasons, compromised passwords are a constant headache for IT teams, who spend far longer than they’d like helping users reset them and fixing…
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Sep 20, 2023 Darren JamesThis Week in IT, I dig deeper into Microsoft’s recent announcement that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available for small and medium sized businesses, I’ll look at how Copilot for Microsoft 365 differs from the free version of Copilot, and whether you should consider spending $30/user for the additional features Copilot for M365 brings…
Listen now LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE ON:In this episode, Stephen talks to new co-host Darrell Webster about the 10 most important things you should know before using Copilot in your organization. 💪 Thanks to this episode’s sponsor: PowerApps911 Transcript Hey, everybody. Welcome to UnplugIT. I’m your host, Stephen Rose. Thanks for joining us. I’ve been on the road for the past…
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