Deploy software with WPKG and Active Directory https://ift.tt/36XyY69 WPKG is a simple and powerful open source solution designed to deploy software on Windows machines without repackaging installers. It can be used to deploy many formats of installers (MSI, NSIS, Install Shield, and Inno Setup), and it can execute commands and scripts. In this tutorial, we’ll […]
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (Important, CVE-2020-17099, CVSSv3 6.8/5.9) https://ift.tt/36VPxzp Yesterday, for its December 2020 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an important security update addressing a Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability . About the vulnerability An authenticated user has signed into a device and locks his or her active session. An […]
Spoofing Vulnerability in DNS Resolver (SAD DNS, Important, CVE-2020-25705, ADV200013) https://ift.tt/3oI5kYr On December 8th, 2020, Microsoft issued an advisory for a spoofing vulnerability in the DNS Resolver component. Microsoft refers to the advisory as ADV200013. BleepingComputer.com references CVE-2020-25705 in relationship to this vulnerability. In the advisory notice, Microsoft guides DNS admins to limit the DNS […]
Instead of email alerts: Send system notifications to Microsoft Teams using webhooks https://ift.tt/3gtxROJ It is a common practice for admins to receive alerts from monitoring tools or critical system messages via email or SMS. As an alternative, such notifications can be fed into Microsoft Teams to make their processing more efficient. This tutorial shows how […]
Veeam Backup for Office 365 v5 supports Backup and Restore of Teams and offers Architectural Enhancements https://ift.tt/2JJTKwM Today, Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 version 5.0.0.1061. This is the Release to Manufacturers (RTM) version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v5. What’s New Next to enhanced backup job scheduling, easier collecting […]
PowerShell: Connect to Azure with stored Credentials https://ift.tt/3ohbPkK If you need to connect to Microsoft Azure frequently, it might be useful to store your tenant information. Why? It brings comfort while giving up security. It’s your choice. In this blog post I will show you a walkthrough how to connect to Azure with stored credentials. […]
Are Your IaaS Domain Controllers Secured in Azure? https://ift.tt/3mrTO2Z Are Your IaaS Domain Controllers Secured in Azure? Hi Everyone, Zoheb here again with my colleague Tim Beasley. Today, we will be sharing some best practices to help ensure that your VMs (virtual machines) (including Domain Controllers) are secure in your Azure/Cloud environment. I […]
Convert Hyper-V virtual machines from generation 1 to 2 https://ift.tt/3ms8iQ5 Hyper-V introduced the second-generation virtual machines with Windows Server 2012 R2. They offer several advantages over Gen 1 VMs, so you should consider converting to them. Although an automatic conversion does not exist, you can avoid a new installation of the VM. Wolfgang Sommergut has […]
Step-by-Step Guide: How to use Azure Bastion with VNet Peering? (Using Azure Portal) https://ift.tt/2KVUMqg In my previous blog post, I demonstrate how to setup Azure Bastion with Global VNet peering. This blog post can access using this link. In there I used Azure PowerShell for the configuration. Some of the readers asked if it’s possible […]
Step-by-Step Guide: How to configure Sign-in risk-based Azure conditional access policies ? https://ift.tt/35da01L Some time ago I wrote an article about sign-in risk-based conditional access policies. But things have been changed over time and I thought it is time to update it with new content. Let’s assume we have a web application that is published […]
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