After attending the first Microsoft Ignite a few weeks ago, it is no surprise to see security tools and technologies being produced by Microsoft. With...
Active Directory Around the World
When it comes to Active Directory, March and April were truly active. I traveled over 50,000 miles to make 12 presentations in 10 cities spread over seven countries. Those two trips around the world taught me a thing or two about Active Directory, administrators, and the dedication that admins have to their jobs. I visited...
Securing Active Directory: User Rights Basics and Reporting
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Active Directory Alerting: Apples vs. Sour Cream
I know the title is a bit odd! However, I tried to come up with some items that were really different to make my point...
Securing Active Directory: Group Membership Alerts
In our last installment, I showed you how you can analyze the current status of all of your groups that have elevated privileges. After you...
Securing Active Directory: Analyzing Group Membership
Part of securing Active Directory is ensuring that the groups that have privileges have the correct members. Of course, obtaining the members of a group...
Autoarchiving security logs in Event Viewer
A small, nearly hidden feature of the Event Viewer by Microsoft is the ability to autoarchive the logs. Of course, one of the most important...