As we attempt to harden our networks and strengthen our passwords, I wanted to bring up something again I have talked about in various settings. Password lock-out policies. Since the beginning of time, we have had a basic password lock-out policy.

Back in May 2015 we started talking about the Microsoft Group Policy security change to prevent a “man in the middle attack” where any Group Policy that you test with security filtering for group membership will no longer operate with the default “Authenticated Users” on the delegation tab.

You will find on our web site under Webinar recordings, Hardening Active Directory Part I and also Part II. If you haven’t watched those presentations, you should to understand the threat to your Windows networks. One basic concept you can start with is to realize that all the Group Policy security settings are found in […]

This month Scott Quimby continues his discussion of Microsoft Group Policy.  He will focus on Microsoft Windows logon performance and reliability. There are a myriad of different settings that affect how long it takes the user to get to a functional desktop from the initial Windows logon screen.

This month Scott Quimby continues his discussion of Microsoft Group Policy.  He will focus on Microsoft Windows logon performance and reliability. There are a myriad of different settings that affect how long it takes the user to get to a functional desktop from the initial Windows logon screen.

Scott Quimby continues his discussion of Microsoft Group Policy.  He will focus on the different ways to deliver items to an end user’s desktop.  These include: Shared folders via a folder re-direction group policy. Delivering customized shortcuts via Group Policy Preference Extensions including Item Level Targeting strategies.

This month Scott Quimby continues his discussion of Microsoft Group Policy.  He will focus on the different ways to deliver items to an end user’s desktop.  These include: Shared folders via a folder re-direction group policy. Delivering customized shortcuts via Group Policy Preference Extensions including Item Level Targeting strategies.