Tag: Security

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Active Directory Gremlins? (Part 27 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Yes, today in our “31 Days of our Favorite Things” series, Matt Hester is talking about Gremlins; specifically, the kinds of nasty things that can happen to an Active Directory domain controller that is virtualized, and when you attempt to restore an old snapshot or a backup of that virtual machine.  “Ah.. you mean … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Active Directory Gremlins? (Part 27 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Let’s get dynamic with our access control (Part 26 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmSo you have files to secure…“Yeah..”And forever you’ve been using security groups in Active Directory, and file and/or share permissions in Access Control Lists (ACLs), right?“Uh huh.  What’s wrong with that?”Nothing.  But what if I were to  tell you that you have some new and very flexible options available to you now in Windows Server … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Let’s get dynamic with our access control (Part 26 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Either / Or with Core in Windows Server 2012 (Part 19 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Windows Server 2008 we introduced you to the notion of a “Core” installation.  The idea with Server Core was that you had a minimal installation of a server workhorse that didn’t contain any of the extra fluff.  And when I say fluff, I mean GUI / UI / Windows Explorer / IE / multimedia.. … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Either / Or with Core in Windows Server 2012 (Part 19 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Simply Connected using DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 (Part 16 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDirectAccess is not new, but it is improved in Windows Server 2012.  For those of you who are not familiar with DirectAccess, let me briefly describe a scenario that I live every week (or three)… It’s time to fill out and submit expense reports for my many travels and the associated costs to the company.  … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Simply Connected using DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 (Part 16 of 31)

Breaking News: Free IT Camps – “Being What’s Next In IT” – Open for Registration!

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Our next set of IT Pro events (“IT Camps”) in the US Central Region have been scheduled and are now officially open for registration!  The events are free, go from 9:00am to 3:00pm, and include some light breakfast and lunch.  But most importantly, they are full of new and useful information that all IT Pros … Continue reading Breaking News: Free IT Camps – “Being What’s Next In IT” – Open for Registration!

Top 10 Reasons You Should Consider Windows Intune

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(Re-posted with John Weston’s permission.)OverviewMany times over the last year I have been asked the question, “What is Windows Intune?”  I like to describe Windows Intune as the cloud service that helps you centrally manage and secure your PCs through a simple, web-based console.  Released back in March 2011, Windows Intune has already had a … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons You Should Consider Windows Intune

URGENT: Out-of-Band Security Update Released Today for Windows

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“For ‘Windows’?  Which versions?” Pretty much every supported version of Windows is impacted**, so read on.  This is important. Yesterday Microsoft released an advisory, and today Microsoft released a security patch outside of its normal release cycle, or “out of band”; meaning: not on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.  So you know that this … Continue reading URGENT: Out-of-Band Security Update Released Today for Windows

But what about security? (“Cloudy April”–Part 9)

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 Whenever I do a talk on “the cloud” or any of the products from Microsoft that involve (or revolve around) it, I always ask the folks in attendance, “What is your biggest concern about ‘the cloud’?”  And without a single exception in the dozens of times I’ve done it, the first word I hear is … Continue reading But what about security? (“Cloudy April”–Part 9)