September 17, 2025

Risk-based lockout policy tuning: Cloud vs on-prem comparisons, deep mechanics, and technical implementation Risk-based lockout policy tuning is the practice of adjusting lockout behavior based on the assessed risk of an authentication attempt, rather than relying on a fixed “X failed passwords = lockout” rule. The goal is simple: slow attackers down hard while keeping…

A user home folder sounds simple: “give each person a private network location and map it as H:”. In real environments, that “simple” choice becomes a long-running system: identity meets storage, permissions, audits, migrations, quotas, backups, and incident response. That is why assigning home folders dynamically with scripts is not just a convenience trick—it is a…

Automating deletion detection in recycle bin: expert guide for Windows cleanup at scale The Windows recycle bin was designed as a safety buffer, not a data retention system. Yet in many environments it becomes exactly that: a quiet holding pen for sensitive documents, large installers, and “temporary” files that never get revisited. The modern problem is…