Did you know that Windows has had a built-in capability to function as a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system for years, provided you stay within the Windows ecosystem? This powerful feature, known as Windows Event Forwarding (WEF), allows you to centralize event logs from multiple Windows machines, giving you a comprehensive view of your network’s activities.
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A long long time ago, in a galaxy far far……. wait, that’s a different universe! But today I do want to talk about something very ancient, RFC2136 that was released in April 1997. This specific RFC describes the process of “Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)“.
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Have you ever wondered how to seamlessly connect your on-premises Active Directory with Entra ID? Well, you’re in the right place because today, I’m diving into Entra Connect, formerly known as Azure AD Connect. But hold on tight, because we’re not just talking about the basics; we’re here to make sure you install and configure it like a security pro!
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Transitioning between Operating Systems can be a challenge. Many aspects of what you’re used to work differently and you should expect a learning curve.
Well, that was a weird intro for a blog post that has Linux networking in the title! Actually I’m saying goodby to Windows as my primary system…. yes you read that correctly. It’s not that I don’t like the system anymore, it’s the direction Microsoft is taking with AI and the integration into the OS that made me take this decision.
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In the intricate realm of modern digital communication, trust and security form the bedrock upon which data integrity, confidentiality, and authentication rest. Public Key Infrastructure, commonly referred to as PKI, stands as an elegant solution to the complex challenge of establishing and maintaining this foundation of trust in a digital age.
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In the world of system administration and automation, PowerShell has been a trusted companion for managing tasks efficiently across a variety of environments. With the introduction of PowerShell Core 7, the capabilities of PowerShell expanded further by becoming cross-platform, allowing administrators to manage systems regardless of their operating system. Recently, I embarked on a journey to explore the capabilities of PowerShell Core 7’s remoting features, but as often happens in the world of technology, I encountered an unexpected challenge.
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In the world of computing, the way we store and manage data is constantly evolving. One such significant change is the transition from the traditional Master Boot Record (MBR) system to the more modern GUID Partition Table (GPT) system. While both serve the critical function of telling our systems where data is stored and how to boot, GPT brings a host of advantages over its predecessor, from supporting larger disk sizes to improved data corruption handling.
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In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity is not just a technical consideration but a vital component of any organization’s strategy. One essential principle to uphold in maintaining a secure environment is the ‘clean source’ principle. This principle dictates that we should trust only those software and systems that we can verify come from a trusted, clean source.
To support this idea, this blog post will demonstrate how to create a secure predictable environment for the creation of up to date of ISO files. We will be using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) and PowerShell, both widely trusted and accessible tools.
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Welcome to the last of a three part series about Ubuntu and Active Directory. In my previous posts I explained how you could, in just a few steps, join an Ubuntu machine to an Active Directory domain and manage it accordingly. This time I’m addressing centralized management of sudo users. Meaning who can execute commands as sudo on managed Linux desktops (in my case Ubuntu).
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In the previous blog post I wrote about how to join a Ubuntu 22.04 machine to a Microsoft Active Directory domain. In this follow up post I want to dive a little deeper into the configuration files, a bug I ran into during testing and setting some advanced security settings for access management. The latter is crazy easy actually, keep on reading.
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