Inspecting Microsoft Defender Attack Surface Reduction Rules

What I will be covering in this article 👇🏽 Not a How, but more of a WhyProactive Prevention Vs. Reactive DetectionThe Ever-Expanding Attack SurfaceWhy Does Attack Surface Management Matter? - Painting the Picture With An ExampleA Good Rollout RoadmapPolicy Exceptions - Experience From the FieldPlanning the DeploymentLet's Categorize the RulesUnderstanding the ASR Rule ModesIf You … Continue reading Inspecting Microsoft Defender Attack Surface Reduction Rules

FIX: Windows 2019 CIS Benchmark Image Stopping the Azure VM Becoming the NTP Server After Transferring the PDC Emulator

In a Windows Domain environment the time is always working in a hierarchical manner. Server that holds the PDC emulator role holds the NTP Server and the other DCs will sync time from it and the members will sync time from those domain controllers. At times you have to change the FSMO Roles to a … Continue reading FIX: Windows 2019 CIS Benchmark Image Stopping the Azure VM Becoming the NTP Server After Transferring the PDC Emulator

Azure Files – Create File Shares in Azure and Authenticate via Azure AD Domain Services

Almost everyone is familiar with the traditional Windows file servers/ shared drives concepts and its a heavily used Windows Service. Users are very familiar with how to access those directories, request access to certain files and folders and request for file recovery if it's deleted.So far this mechanism has been used/ still using with on-premises … Continue reading Azure Files – Create File Shares in Azure and Authenticate via Azure AD Domain Services