Today we’re thrilled to announce that Microsoft selected Quest as a strategic partner in two Microsoft Azure Marketplace partner programs. This underscores Quest’s ongoing commitment to help organizations and governments around the world secure and modernize…
Each summer, we eagerly await the start of Microsoft’s new fiscal year on July 1 as we gear up to learn about their key focus areas and strategic initiatives. This year was a little sweeter as Quest continued its commitment to the Microsoft partner ecosystem…
Personal Storage Table (PST) files were introduced to Microsoft Outlook in 1996, allowing users to download and retain email data on individual workstations, local networks and removable devices.
At the time, they were an effective means of saving information…
Today, I’m going to answer all the key questions you might have about Active Directory Domain Services.
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directo…
“Golden Ticket attack” is a particularly colorful (if you’ll pardon the pun) name for a particularly dangerous attack. The moniker comes from Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where a golden ticket is the highly…
Have questions about Microsoft Azure AD Conditional Access? You’re in luck! Today, I’m going to lay out all the key things you need know.
Conditional Access is a feature of Azure AD that helps organizations improve…
Everybody’s talking about Zero Trust these days. In particular, Microsoft recently announced that it is adopting a Zero Trust model, and the NSA has issued guidance to help other organizations implement it, too.
But exactly what is it? Should your…
Microsoft service accounts are a critical part of any Windows ecosystem because they are used to run essential services and applications, from web servers to mail transport agents to databases. But all too often, they are not used and managed properly…
“Microsoft continues to see multiple actors taking advantage of unpatched systems to attack organizations with an on-premises Exchange Server.” March 8th, 2021. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC).
By now you’ve all heard the …
Just how critical is Group Policy?
Well, what might happen if your lockout policy got changed and hackers were allowed unlimited attempts to guess a user’s password? What if the predefined bookmarks on all your users’ machines were redirected to malicious…
Group Policy is a critical element of any Microsoft Active Directory (AD) environment. But exactly what is it and how does it work? How can attackers compromise it, and how can you defend yourself? Here are all the essential things you need to know.
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KRBTGT is an account used for Microsoft’s implementation of Kerberos, the default Microsoft Windows authentication protocol. Understanding the ins and outs of KRBTGT accounts can mean the difference between having a secure, compliant network and opening…
Let’s continue stepping through my eight predictions for 2021! So far, we’ve covered why ransomware victims will face penalties, how your digital reputation will come under attack and why Zerologon will continue to cause pain for IT pros.
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Quest InTrust is a very powerful log management framework which also contains a lot of possible ways to notify about triggered alerts:
In recently released Update 1 for InTrust 11.4.1 there is a hidden gem – Suspicious process was started rule, it allows detection of hidden steps that ransomware and malware would do to achieve persistence, hide their tracks and disable protection…
The cyber-security community is buzzing about this recently unveiled vulnerability in Windows Textservices Framework.
"Project Zero: Down the rabbit hole" https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2019/08/down-rabbit-hole.html by a security researcher…
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We are excited to announce a new version of Privilege Manager for Windows 4.1 is now available for download. Look what's new:
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Being an IT administrator can be an enjoyable, rewarding job. So is parenting, for that matter. But being an IT administrator can also be incredibly stressful with frequent hair-pulling moments. Again, those amongst us that are parents no doubt share…
Using GPOADmin, you can be very granular with who is allowed to do what with a particular Group Policy. Much like Active Roles, GPOAdmin allows you to grant specific rights to your Administrators and…
The cloud. Those of us in IT for any length of time have been hearing about this elusive creature for a decade or more now. At first, we rejected it. “That’ll never happen. My infrastructure isn’t going into the cloud!” Sound familiar? It should; I’ve…
Every Wednesday in May, we’re hosting a live four-part webcast series, How to Overcome Common Hybrid AD and Cloud Security Challenges. The webcast series features a fictional character, Hank the Hacker, who represents hackers that appear in many…
Currently 30% of companies in the United States are using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to manage risks with projections of 50% by the year 2020 (https://iapp.org/news/a/the-future-of-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework/).
Quest has a broad portfolio…
In the early days of Active Directory, a decision had to be made as to whether you were going to do an in-place upgrade of your existing Windows NT 4.0 environment, or if you were going to do a “greenfield” migration. Some organizations had multiple…
In reviewing the DFS Cybersecurity regulation Section 500.02, I immediately began thinking of the NIST Framework. Section B has several subsections that map to NIST:
| Identify Risks | Identify |
| Defensive Infrastructure | Protect |
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