AD Domain ServicesArchitecture & Design

How to resolve an AD account lockout issue

Have you ever been frustrated why your account is getting locked out frequently in active directory? If your AD account keeps getting locked out, then you have come to the right place. Account lockouts are the biggest problem experienced by Active Directory (AD) users. They also account for the highest number of calls to IT support. Apart from users forgetting their login credentials, using a…
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Report breaches to CERT-In within six hours: Indian government's order to organizations

On April 28, the Indian government’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the cyber response wing of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), issued a fresh order directing organizations (including service providers, intermediaries, data centers and corporate bodies) to report major security incidents, within six hours after notice. In a move to improve incident response, protect…
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The OSI model: What it is and how you can use it

Developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1984 when network computing was at its nascent stage, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is the visual representation of how information interacts with different mediums—hardware and software components—within a network. OSI is a framework for vendors to standardize the interoperability between devices and…
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Managing shared resources

Introduction When sharing resources in a common network, the biggest concern is delegating access levels to those resources. Permissions management is a critical security process since any pitfalls can make the organizations prone to data breaches. For example, consider a scenario where a new sales employee joins an organization. They need to be provided with access to things like sales…
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Migrating AD from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2016

Active Directory (AD), a service provided by Microsoft, functions as a central database for securely storing and managing information about user accounts, groups, applications, and other critical resources. It primarily functions as a directory service for Windows domain networks. Windows Server 2016, the eighth version of Windows Server operating system, was launched in 2016. In comparison to the…
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Active Directory Sites, subnets, and site links| How to Active Directory

Lear how to create the building blocks of Active Directory with this step-by-step guide to configuring sites, subnets, and site links. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/active-directory-sites.html For more such articles, visit our website 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/ Subscribe to our monthly…
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Active Directory WMI filtering | How to Active Directory

WMI filtering allows administrators to target specific computers based on filters that are provided to them, and then apply GPOs to the targeted computers. Learn how to add a WMI filter to GPO to reduce the hassle of searching for computes, organizing them under separate containers, and then creating separate group policies for them. For a more detailed explanation, check out our article here…
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Active Directory security filtering | How to Active Directory

A security filter is an AD functionality that allows you to specify the users or computers to which you want a particular GPO to be applied. Learn how to apply security filters to negate the frustration of dealing with authenticated users having excessive or insufficient security policies being applied to them. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…
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