When employees leave an organization, their Active Directory account needs to be cleaned up and secured. The employees’ user account must be protected and, after...
Auditors vs. admins
As security becomes more and more important each day, there is a need for the IT community to understand the differences between auditors and administrators....
Managing the creation of new Active Directory user accounts with duplicate usernames
I keep getting questions about how to handle duplicate usernames during new Active Directory user accounts. Even as organizations are moving to the cloud, cleaning...
Active Directory: On-the-fly bulk user management
Often, some or all users in a group need the same attribute updated for a project or some other requirement. But this can be a...
Microsoft password notification weaknesses? Solved.
Have you ever heard these comments about the Windows password expiration notifications? – I never saw the password notification “bubble.” – The balloon notification doesn’t...
Powerful reporting of historical Active Directory activities
Every Active Directory administrator has needed to get a report of access, activities, and more from the past actions performed against Active Directory. When you...
Active Directory: On-the-fly group management
Some of us have huge Active Directory environments, while others have smaller to medium-sized installations. Regardless of size, it can be difficult to find what...
Windows security: Now is the time to take action
ManageEngine is dedicated to helping organizations better understand, configure, and maintain the security settings required to help protect Active Directory and Windows servers. We’ve been...
Office 365 structure decrypted for human consumption
As a long time Microsoft user, administrator, and MVP, I have to admit that the Office 365 environment was a bit confusing at first, especially...