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Active Directory Sites

February 4, 2021
What you will learn: Active Directory (AD) is a powerful and versatile directory service that allows for quite a bit of customization according to an organization’s needs. Part of the reason that makes AD a powerful tool is that it allows the AD network to be designed based on two distinctly different structures it possesses: a logical structure and a physical structure. The logical…
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Hyper-V Virtualization: An explanation

February 4, 2021
What you will learn from this article: There are many scenarios where something would need to be tested on a server or a computer machine. In such scenarios, instead of using a physical test machine, it would be better to use a virtual representation of a target machine, so that should anything go wrong, this ‘virtual machine’ can be shut down without affecting the real machine.
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Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) – Part II

February 4, 2021
In part Iof Active Directory Users and Computers, we introduced the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) snap-in. We also saw a list of tasks an administrator can perform from the ADUC console and described how to perform a few basic tasks. In this part, we will look at some Active Directory advanced features that will come in handy for an administrator managing users…
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Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) - An introduction and installation guide

February 4, 2021
Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is a common tool used by administrators to carry out daily tasks and much more in Active Directory AD. Some of the tasks an administrator can perform with the help of this MMC snap-in are as follows: Create and manage AD objects, such as users, computers, groups, and contacts, along with their attributes. Create Organizational Units (OU), move…
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NIST and HIPAA compliance: Remediate risks, address compliance gaps, and ensure PHI integrity

February 4, 2021
As healthcare organizations adopt new technologies, they need to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). However, one drawback of HIPAA is that the clauses can be very abstract and can leave a lot of room for interpretation. To help healthcare organizations covered by HIPAA bolster their security posture, the Office for Civil Rights released a…
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Remote data security best practices

February 4, 2021
With employees in organizations around the world working from home, attackers are taking advantage of the situation. Your network has in fact become more vulnerable with an increase in remote traffic flowing in. To add to it, insider threats are on the rise with rogue employees going unchecked in the comfort of their home. Download this e-book to learn the top 5 industry best practices that…
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How to Raise Active Directory Forest Functional Level

February 4, 2021
What are Functional Levels? An Active Directory functional level determines what capabilities of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) are available for a particular forest or domain. The functional levels are specified in terms of Windows Server versions, as each version update brings with it a host of new AD DS functionalities. Functional levels have to be specified because their…
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Managing GPOs with Group Policy Management Console

February 4, 2021
Group Policy Management Console: An Introduction The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is a one-stop solution for performing all the Group Policy functions an administrator has to deal with. This MMC snap-in provides all the information about Group Policies and allows one to view all the settings within a Group Policy Object (GPO). Many of the functions of the GPMC can also be scripted.
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