IT admin may lock down the DMZ from an external perspective but fail to put that level of security on access to the DMZ from an internal perspective as you’ll have to access, manage and monitor these ...

When you log in to a Windows 11/10 domain-joined machine and try to connect to the already mapped drive or multiple client workstations are unable to correctly ...

If the hardware behind your domain controllers has become outdated, here's a step-by-step guide to performing a hardware refresh. Although most of the resources on my network are virtual, I have a ...

Lost in the noise over the release of the beta 3 build of Windows Server 2008 was this gem: the read-only domain controller, or RODC. Created especially for branch offices or other environments where ...

Microsoft warned IT admins that some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers (DCs) might become inaccessible after a restart, causing apps and services to fail or remain unreachable. As the company ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

Microsoft has acknowledged further problems that admins and users may encounter after installing the latest security updates. Both server and desktop operating systems are affected. In the Windows ...

Researchers have developed and published a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Windows vulnerability that can allow access to an organization’s crown jewels—the Active Directory domain ...