Azure is constantly improving, and one area that has improved is the encryption of Azure Virtual Machines. You may have read a previous article of mine called Encrypt an Azure Virtual Machine by using Key Encryption Key, in this article I showed you how to encrypt the VM using a Read more…
Recently the Azure Security Center (ASC) team have released a preview of a new PowerShell module they have been working on, AzureRM.Security. This module is designed to allow you to manage the ASC automatically. You can view the module on the PowerShell gallery here. Below I will show you how Read more…
In this article, I am going to walk through how to setup an Azure Load Balancer to allow you to connect to multiple VM’s using just one public IP address. The benefits of this, are not only the small cost saving but it also gives us better security due to Read more…
In this blog post, I am going to walk you through how to Install, Configure and use Microsoft LAPS. But first, let’s explain what Microsoft LAPS is. Local Administrator Password Solutions (LAPS) is a solution provided by Microsoft to manage the local administrator account on domain joined computers and servers. Read more…
Recently at work, I have been involved on a project that has used GPO to lock down End User Devices and also deploy shortcuts to the users desktops. As we wanted the shortcuts to display for all users we decided to publish the shortcuts to the public desktop. All was Read more…
Recently at work, we have been making sure all our servers are fully patched and have no known vulnerabilities in them. We use a tool called Nessus, that scans the servers for any known vulnerabilities. And they were all coming back saying the needed MS15-011 KB3000483. Our team made sure Read more…