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5 ways to mitigate the rising threat of identity sprawl

March 15, 2023

5 ways to mitigate the rising threat of identity sprawl A few of the most damaging cyberattacks recently include cyberattacks on SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline. What did these two attacks have in common? Both were identity-based cyberattacks. In fact, it was estimated that 61% of all cyberattacks were identity-based cyberattacks.

AD disaster recovery plan: Questions to ponder

March 15, 2023

AD disaster recovery plan: Questions to ponder With the help of a DR plan, an organization can zero in on what's most important, rank its risks and assets, create a plan for keeping its data safe, and figure out how to resume normal operations as soon as possible. To help admins, we've prepared a guide that helps them to automate AD…

An IT admin’s guide to automated user provisioning

March 15, 2023

An IT admin’s guide to automated user provisioning Manual user provisioning is not only costly and time-consuming, but can also result in security and compliance risks. If your current process involves manually gathering employee data from multiple sources and provisioning users in AD and cloud platforms, requires manually…

How to change the IP address of a domain controller

January 19, 2023

The domain controller (DC) is an integral part of your IT infrastructure. Due to its role within the domain, it’s crucial that any change to its IP is done correctly. The DC’s address is statically assigned to the server. However, you might be required to change the DC’s IP address at times—when there’s a change of the IP addressing scheme on the local subnet, for…

Active Directory LDAP Field - Attribute Mappings

January 19, 2023

While accessing Active Directory users and computers (ADUC), it can be observed that Microsoft has used user-friendly names for the input fields. These fields are mapped to the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) attributes. You can access the hidden tab within the ADUC which will list all the attributes and their respective values. The reason for understanding and learning about these…

How to demote a Domain Controller: A step-by-step guide

August 22, 2022

Are you a Windows system administrator looking for how to demote Domain Controller in your Active Directory? You have landed on the right place.There are many reasons to demote a Domain Controller. For example, if a server is needed to be a member of a standalone server or if it needs to be migrated to another domain, demotion of Domain Controller is required to be performed…

How to seize FSMO roles

August 3, 2022

It is a reasonably simple operation to move one or more FSMO roles from one Domain Controller to another. However, given that all DCs are functioning properly and are online. Learn more about FSMO roles here. What occurs if a DC that is currently performing an FSMO role crashes or shuts down for an extended period of time? Due to the server being offline, FSMO role transfer cannot be…

How to transfer FSMO roles

August 3, 2022

What is FSMO? A flexible single-master operation (FSMO) is a set of AD (Active Directory) operations or roles designed to help eliminate replication conflicts. FSMO is used when standard data transfer and update methods are inadequate in a specialized domain. Single-master model Updates to specific objects in the Active Directory are made in a single-master method to avoid conflicting…

How to resolve an AD account lockout issue

July 19, 2022

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…

Report breaches to CERT-In within six hours: Indian government's order to organizations

April 29, 2022

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…

AD Domain Services

5 ways to mitigate the rising threat of identity sprawl

AD disaster recovery plan: Questions to ponder

An IT admin’s guide to automated user provisioning

How to change the IP address of a domain controller

Active Directory LDAP Field - Attribute Mappings

How to demote a Domain Controller: A step-by-step guide

How to seize FSMO roles

How to transfer FSMO roles

How to resolve an AD account lockout issue

Report breaches to CERT-In within six hours: Indian government's order to organizations

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