Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)…a good start

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...

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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 1​2 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Establishing an Active Directory security baseline is essential

After my initial Global Active Directory Seminar world tour, I came back with ​​one key concept that I feel all Active Directory admins need to...

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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...

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Active Directory Recovery Management and Change Control

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