security
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Security
VMware announces new Zero Trust security enhancements at VMworld
Along with VMware Tanzu, security is front and center at VMworld 2021 with new announcements. At VMworld 2021, VMware is announcing new innovations to help deliver even more powerful security for many types of workloads, including endpoints, virtual machines, and…
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Powershell
PowerShell IP Geolocation based on State
I have been revisiting a few things in the lab environment, including monitoring and other alerting that I have had set for a while. I had an outside box that even with the other security measures in place, I wanted…
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Security
PowerShell Script workaround for SeriousSAM and HiveNightmare Vulnerability
There are many who are looking at ways to automate the process to apply the currently recommended remediation using a script. With Windows, PowerShell is the obvious choice here as it is easy to use and works well on the…
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Security
Check Windows 10 for SeriousSAM and HiveNightmare Vulnerability Fix
***Update*** – Check out the link to my PowerShell remediation script below. Well, it has been quite a year so far in many ways. Including the fun we have had as system administrators is the seemingly record number of zero-day…
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Security
SolarWinds Orion hack is VMware vSphere vulnerable
Most have heard about the breach at this point of the SolarWinds Orion product. This is an extremely concerning situation for those potentially using the Solarwinds Orion product in their environment. What is the Solarwinds Orion product? How is it…
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Computers
How to protect your passwords after breaches
Passwords are quickly becoming one of the most dangerous areas of securing your environment. Organizations go through much time, effort, and expense to implement security solutions to protect business-critical data, and yet, users in your organization may be using risky…
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Security
Install Palo Alto VM Series in VMware vSphere
Recently, in the home lab, I have been doing a lot of lab networking configurations and testing various scenarios. Recently, thanks to the great guys at Palo Alto, I was able to get my hands on a VM-series firewall to…
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Security
How U.S. Hospitals Can Protect Against Imminent Ransomware Threat
This has been a wild year in terms of imminent disasters and extenuating events that lead to disruptions across the board. If it weren’t enough that organizations have had to face the fallout and effects of a global pandemic, cybercriminals…
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Security
Safe Internet Surfing for Kids
When it comes to setting up a safe way for your kids to access the Internet, it is becoming more difficult. Especially if you have small children, you want to set up many safeguards to be able to protect them…
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Security
Untangle 16 New Features Including WireGuard VPN
When it comes to firewalls and UTM appliances, I have tried many of them over the years. However, a goto product that I have relied on for many different types and sizes of environments is Untangle. The product is super…
