What is a Botnet Attack ? and How to Prevent Botnet Infections. The nature of cybercrime has evolved from its benign origins at the advent of the internet. Botnet attacks have evolved from the dissemination of the first polymorphic viruses all the way to today’s sophisticated botnet attacks. Often when botnet attacks occur, they are […]
How to Check Active Directory Replication Status Health. Active Directory (AD) replication is an essential process that ensures data consistency across all domain controllers (DC) in an organization. If replication is not functioning correctly, it leads to various issues, including authentication failures and data inconsistencies. In this article, we discuss and test how to check […]
How to Enable Office 365 MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) For Users. All in all, data breaches caused due to compromised security cost a hefty amount to organizations. According to a 2022 survey, over 80% of data breaches are caused due to poor password security. Securing your Microsoft accounts with passwords alone doesn’t assure data safety. Introduced […]
Find Active Directory Users with Expired Password (PowerShell). Are you responsible for managing passwords in your Active Directory (AD) environment? One crucial task is to identify users whose passwords have expired, as these users will no longer be able to log into their accounts until they reset their passwords. This article shows you how to […]
Active Directory Nested Groups – (Best Practices). Azure Active Directory groups are useful tools for Azure users when it comes to controlling the active directory access of various users. Often, you may need to enforce similar permissions and management practices across several groups in Azure. This can be tiresome and time consuming and here is […]
Office 365 MFA Enabled vs Enforced — What’s the Difference? Although passwords continue to be the most implemented method of user identification, single-factor authentication could be very much prone to cyber attacks. Microsoft’s multi factor authentication (MFA) secures your Azure Directory and Office 365 from phishing or cyber intrusion attempts. But its adoption rate remains […]
How to Join Computer to Domain using PowerShell. Active Directory (AD) is a technology that thousands of businesses rely on daily. We must join computers to an AD domain to take advantage of AD. However, we need to realize there are many ways to do that, some better than others. This article teaches us how […]
Microsoft Office 365 Group Types Explained – Best Practices. All in all, Microsoft (Office) 365 gives businesses a productive workspace provided the most appropriate tools are leveraged for a streamlined workflow. Office 365 Groups helps admins configure the user settings so that it enhances team collaboration and performance. In this blog post, we take an […]
Setup Azure Conditional Access + Multi Factor Authentication MFA. Today’s cyberthreat environment is ever evolving. A while back, it was safe to assume that your account was safe with a password. Not anymore. Cybercrime has evolved and cybercriminals have devised new, sophisticated methods to steal passwords, render their use insufficient, and companies have taken notice. […]
Office 365 Groups vs Distribution Lists — What’s the Difference? Office 365 (now known only as Microsoft 365) is a suite of productive tools that has played a vital role in revolutionizing the definition of success for many organizations to date. As per 2022 data, Microsoft Office 365 controls almost half of the office productivity […]