Archive for August 2024

Windows Defender vs the Malware Gauntlet

31st August 2024

TLDR: if you are going to use Windows defender download DefenderUI (free) and choose Recommended on first start. I’ll be researching a Group Policy to apply this to customers without…

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Server Room water detection

So server rooms tend to have large AC units which condense all the moisture out of the air, and if the drain line gets clogged you have a water problem….

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Boot multiple os’s w Ventoy

VENTOY tool sets up your usb so you can drop multiple os install .iso files onto it and choose which to boot from a menu at boot time.ย  Now you…

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Win10 eol options

https://www.zdnet.com/article/still-have-a-windows-10-pc-you-have-5-options-before-support-ends-next-year/

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M$ Software Firewall Foolishness

30th August 2024

a lot of things are stoopid Where does M$ put the Ping/ICMP echo/reply in the firewall rules? why under File&Printer sharing of course.

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Microsoft Bloatware removal

29th August 2024

Group Policies that remove non-required software are easy to make and improve the workstation security footprint. I like to make separate Group Policies for each app to accommodate departments using…

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OpSec sources

26th August 2024

OpSec is an early part of the Penetration Testing process. It is a detailed investigation of the target company to learn all that has been posted about the company that…

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Easy mode ease you into Linux

25th August 2024

CasaOS Docker Compose+ Portainer, the compose method makes this very repeatable Cockpit, maintain the host box using a pleasant web ui https://freedombox.org

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Remote support tools RMM

23rd August 2024

Cold/1Off support: (requires someone on the far end to enter a Session# + password)TeamViewer was the Go-To tool, but recently they have been putting short time limits on free sessions…

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M$ Teams Webhooks

If you try to create a webhook in the Teams App directly you will likely get an error 404 sign into https://teams.microsoft.com from a browser and create the webhook there…

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