Being serious about Disaster Recovery means taking into account events like 9/11. Being serious about Active Directory means being serious about Backup and Restore. But… All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. That’s why sometimes you need to have a little fun. For fun times’ sake, let’s look at the LDAP Filter … Continue reading "Fun with Veeam’s Active Directory Explorer’s LDAP Filter"
Month: September 2020
I’m a Subject Matter Expert in seven Microsoft Ignite 2020 Ask the Experts sessions
I’m honored to be invited to Microsoft Ignite 2020 as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). I’ll be on call for six Ask the Experts sessions: ATE-DB168A Ask the Expert: Azure Active Directory: our vision and roadmap to help you secure remote access and boost employee productivity September 22nd 2020, 12:15PM – 12:45PM PDTSeptember 22nd 2020, … Continue reading "I’m a Subject Matter Expert in seven Microsoft Ignite 2020 Ask the Experts sessions"
An important update addresses a Spoofing Vulnerability in AD FS
Yesterday, for its September 2020 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an important security update for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). About the vulnerability A spoofing vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) on Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 improperly handles multi-factor authentication requests. This vulnerability is described in detail in CVE-2020-0837. … Continue reading "An important update addresses a Spoofing Vulnerability in AD FS"
The September 2020 Patch Tuesday addresses five important vulnerabilities for Domain Controllers running as DNS Servers
When looking at the September 2020 Patch Tuesday today, I noticed five updates that specifically address vulnerabilities in DNS. Two of these vulnerabilities are specific to Domain Controllers running DNS Server, so this sparked my interest in these updates. DNS Server-related updates For Active Directory Domain Controllers acting as DNS Servers, the following vulnerabilities are … Continue reading "The September 2020 Patch Tuesday addresses five important vulnerabilities for Domain Controllers running as DNS Servers"
RoboCopy supports Copying Files over SMB with Compression on Windows Server 2019, and beyond
Microsoft is working hard to add features to Windows Server vNext, but is not forgetting about the vast majority of organizations that run Windows Server 2019 and might like the same functionality. The feature that I want to discuss with you today is SMB compression with robocopy.exe. SMB Compression with Robocopy The announcement for … Continue reading "RoboCopy supports Copying Files over SMB with Compression on Windows Server 2019, and beyond"
What’s New in Azure Active Directory in August 2020
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its Release Notes for Azure Active Directory, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Azure Active Directory for August 2020: What’s Planned Updates to Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server … Continue reading "What’s New in Azure Active Directory in August 2020"
On-premises Identity updates & fixes for August 2020
Even though Microsoft’s Identity focus moves towards the cloud, they are not forgetting their on-premises roots. Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 still receive updates. These are the updates and fixes we saw for August 2020: Windows Server 2016 We observed the following updates for Windows Server 2016: KB4571694 August 11, 2020 The … Continue reading "On-premises Identity updates & fixes for August 2020"