Accounts hacked despite 2-step verification
Hi, something very strange happened to me today. Yesterday night I get an email with a verification code for Linkedin. It was an old profile that I don't use anymore and, since I was confused by this, I just deleted the Linkedin account right away. Then,…
What is the TLS version for SystemDefault as an output for ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol in powershell?
I'm using powershell cmdlet to identify the SecurityProtocol we used in powershell. PS /app> [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeEnvironment]::GetSystemVersion() v8.0.4 PS /app> [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol SystemDefault PS…
Remotely approve application installs when users are not local admins.
I want to remove all users from being part of the local administrator group. This will prevent them from being able to install apps on their own. What we want to do is to have a means of granting permission for applications to be installed remotely and…
About the price of Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2 's ESU(Extended Security Update) support for non Azure system
Want to ask about the price of Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2 's ESU(Extended Security Update) support for windows instance which is not on Azure cloud platform
Certificate Services Web Enrollment Error
i use certsrv/certrqxt.asp to encroll cert, but error, i am new of CA my teammate can use web enroll normally, he use his windows account so i guess my account permission problem, but i dont know where to set? i wonder does everyone can use web…
Bitlocker encrypted ssd
My PC with Windows 11 crashed The SSD is still intact But I can't access it because of a bitlocker encryption I can't find this (crashed device) in my account anymore I would like to access the data on this SSD Please help
What are the key security features in Azure that we should leverage (e.g., Azure Security Center, Key Vault, DDoS protection) to safeguard client data?
Security and Compliance - What are the key security features in Azure that we should leverage (e.g., Azure Security Center, Key Vault, DDoS protection) to safeguard client data?
Why is my Azure VM saying that I dont have hardware support for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities?
I have been investigating the vulnerability relating to "Windows Speculative Execution Configuration Check", which includes CVEs: CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754, that has been highlighted on our Vulnerability scanner for all of our…
Excel Open File - Security Warning for our own company SharePoint site, followed by network share
I received a ticket from a single user who was receiving a security warning when opening an xlsx file on one of our SharePoint libraries. I added our SharePoint site to trusted locations in the domain group policy, which fixed the warning for files in…
How to configure Proxy settings on windows servers using GPO.
"I'm trying to configure proxy settings for all our Windows Server 2019 and 2022 servers. I've attempted to use Group Policy to modify the registry, but the changes aren't being applied. Can you help me troubleshoot this issue?" Create a new…
Export of issued certificates from CA
Hi guys, What is the best way (script) to pull out export (whole list or just a count) of all CAs issued certificates, same as that can be done with right-click on Issued Certs and export, from CA windows. Ive tried with certutil -view log to CSV file,…
How to Reset WSUS Server and clear database with out reinstall WSUS
I would like to clear all from my WSUS Server and Database (WID) and after to setup WSUS to download updates only for specific products we have and classifications only security-related. We don't want to reinstall WSUS. Thanks for help.
CVE-2013-3900 WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability
Hi All https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3900 To remediate the vulnerability CVE-2013-3900 is to add the below registry values. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Wintrust\Config] …
Unable logon to Domain Controller after reboot
Hello, in a large AD environment we have same issues reported on the page below: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/912d062b-3168-4782-a128-604223fd0636/unable-to-log-into-domain-controller-after-reboot?forum=ws2016 Often when I…
Issue with Connection Security Rule and PSK: Unable to Ping or Send Data
Hi everyone, I'm currently facing an Windows issue with a connection security rule I've set up to authenticate communication between two endpoints using a Pre-Shared Key (PSK). Here’s the setup: My Computer: 192.168.81.28 Other Endpoint:…
How can we ensure our Azure deployments are compliant with industry-specific security standards such as ISO 27001, GDPR, or HIPAA?
Security and Compliance - How can we ensure our Azure deployments are compliant with industry-specific security standards such as ISO 27001, GDPR, or HIPAA?
Fake Copy/Paste (copy text - paste example TYfcWtHDivhu9PRkaaCCVAoAk6SKTS2XDH)
I use exclusively MS products on different servers at the same time. But for more than a year now I have been suffering from a problem with copying text. The problem is that after copying the text, the following TYfcWtHDivhu9PRkaaCCVAoAk6SKTS2XDH…
Determining which Entra ID Connect or Azure AD Connect that is currently active and synching to Azure?
I have multiple Entra ID Connect or Azure AD Connect already deployed on each of my OnPremise Data Centers. Since there are multiple servers in my AD Forest, how can I determine which Entra ID Connect or Azure AD Connect that is currently active and…
Windows API InitializeSecurityContext throws 0x80090311 error in a cross domain env
I am trying to call the Windows system API InitializeSecurityContext (Kerberos) in a cross domain forest environment, unfortunately get a failure result. Here is my environment setup: two domain cloud.com (IP of KDC: 10.58.117.63) and customer.com (IP…