Security

We always want our operating systems to be clean and junk free. While there are many freeware apps to do the cleaning part, we are happy using them on our systems. After the recent malware attacks we…

Creating secure hack proof strong email password is something that I will be covering in this post. I will also share some tips on securing your email accounts with a strong passwords. We live in a…

After Wanncry ransomware attack, the new Petya ransomware attack is in the news. The Petya ransomware attack strikes companies across Europe US and Ukraine. Many organizations have been victim of this…

I am sure many of you remember the malicious WannaCry ransomware attack. This attack was observed around the globe hitting government departments, universities and companies in many countries. Here is…

On Friday, across the globe a massive cyberattack was observed. This attack called as Wannacry Ransomware attack on Friday hit hundreds of thousands of computers across the globe. The attack hit large…

In this post we will see how to reset Windows 7 administrator password. As an example I have got a computer installed with Windows 7 professional with SP1 operating system. This machine is a not a…

In this post we will discuss about the Reconnaissance phase in network penetration. Reconnaissance is an attempt to gain information about targeted computers or networks that can be used as a initial…

In this short post we will see how to deploy Microsoft LAPS using SCCM. Microsoft LAPS can be deployed using various methods, one among them is using the Configuration Manager or SCCM. The Local…

The post details the steps to configure Group Policy for LAPS. This is the third and final post that covers the group policy configuration of LAPS. In this post we will modify some of the group…

This post covers the steps to configure Active Directory for LAPS. In short we will prepare our Active Directory for implementing LAPS. In my previous post, we saw how to install and deploy…