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IT guy with something like 40 years in the industry.  I'm a generalist, and so have had my hands in just about everything to some extent.

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Improve Network Security – Separate DNS from Active Directory

While deploying Active Directory with integrated DNS makes managing a domain easier, it does come with security risks. Separating out DNS can actually improve security and make things harder for a threat actor.
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Credential Theft

MoveIt, Ofcom & the case of the exposed sensitive data

A security breach at file transfer tool MoveIt has exposed the data of thousands of users, including the UK telecom watchdog Ofcom and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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Pharma under attack

Ransomware Attacks on Pharma and Healthcare Industries

There is an increased attack on Pharmaceutical and healthcare providers that has massive implications on new drug discovery, clinical trials , manufacturing and directly impacts human lives. I had written an article on my blog specific to ransomware attacks on the Indian Pharma and healthcare sector
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Artica Web Console

Manage Linux services easily

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We all know that Linux is the best OS for network services like, web servers, dns, dhcp, proxy , firewall... but administrate those services in large scale operations by command line is a pain in the a** .
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External DNS lookups in Exchange Servers

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This article will guide you how to configure your Exchange server to use external DNS servers for external DNS lookups. This is for Exchange 2013 or higher versions. It is recommended to configure the DNS servers for flawless mail flow.
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Internal DNS lookups in Exchange Servers

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This article will guide you how to configure your Exchange server to use internal DNS servers for internal DNS lookup.This is for Exchange 2013 or higher versions. It is recommended to configure the DNS servers for flawless mail flow.
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Getting Started with Network Automation

Launching into an automation effort without adequate standards, authoritative sources, a well thought-out classification and storage scheme, and a strategic road map will achieve an unpredictable result . . . quickly! Do the "heavy lifting" first. Carefully research and map out your path.
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Securing Active Directory Domain Controllers

It is more important than ever to ensure that your domain controllers are as secured as possible. This article walks you through a number of settings and procedures to harden your domain controllers.
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Migrate Network Policy Server (NPS) to a new server

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Provides a step by step of how to migrate Windows NPS to a new server
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Encrypted File Exchange in Java

Encrypted file exchange in Java

A small app supported on a minimalist GUI framework, allowing two hosts to send and receive any kind and any number of files between them.
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Integrations with New Technology

While updating technology can have considerable benefits, like better efficiency and improved productivity, the challenge for most companies comes from integrating new technology alongside existing tech.
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Preparing Your Business for an Emergency (Infographic)

Natural disasters, technical faults, human error—these are just a few factors that leave your IT systems vulnerable to failure. To ensure incidents like these don’t catch you off guard or put your team offline, emergency planning is a must.
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Top Skills Every IT Professional Should Have

When employers are recruiting, they’ll be looking for applicants who are strong in two specific skill sets. While hard skills are highly desirable, you will also need to show you have the soft skills that make you a valuable team player.
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Analog vs. Digital PDN Impedance: How to Design for Each Signal

An analog PDN impedance is different from digital PDNs in many ways. Here’s what you need to know about each type of PDN.
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MAC Addresses

MAC addresses in Access and Excel

The block of six octets of a MAC address represents a lot of challenges when it comes to reading, formatting, parsing, validation, and lookup of vendor information. The functions presented here let you read, generate, format, store, list, and report MAC addresses and derived BSSIDs for most tasks.
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ERROR_GEN_FAILURE [code 0x0000001f] When Attempting to Join vCenter to Active Directory

It is a common practice to join vCenter to Active Directory in order to enable AD logins and authentication to various virtual machines. However, there are times where this simple task fails. Fortunately, one of the most common reasons is due to an SMB1 issue and this describes how to resolve it.
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Sage 50 Quantum 2020 Won't Run After Upgrade

The early release of Sage 50 Quantum 2020 has issues with client installation. This article is to help those that may run into this so they can analyze and resolve.
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Branch office Inter connectivity

Branch office inter-connectivity: A free and industrial VPN approach.

As a network administrator, you have been probably requested to propose a secure and stable solution for branch offices connectivity to your HQ building over VPN. You possibly have usage scenarios such as IP phone, Cameras, Database replication, and remote maintenance and support.
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Think Like An Attacker

Think Like An Attacker to Learn Uncovered Crucial Network Security Points

It is important to think like an attacker for an individual who is responsible for cloud data security in his or her business. Therefore, here we came with this post to aware users with main points that hackers consider while attempting an attack.
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Microsoft : Support Resources that Microsoft provides for Free.

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I am providing the resources that Microsoft Provides as support to its community. A lot of it is technical and may be beyond what an average user might need. But for a site such as Experts Exchange, I thought it might be a good guide to what Microsoft has available.

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