The article explains the process to deploy a Self-Service password reset portal I developed a few years ago. Hopefully, it will prove useful to someone. Any comments, bug reports etc. are welcome...
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.
Feeling responsible for an unfortunate ransomware infection on my parent's network, persistence paid off as I was able to decrypt a strain of ransomware that was not previously (or at least publicly) cracked. I hope this helps others out there affected by the same strain. CL 1.4.0.0 Fairytail
As organizations move from an on premises Exchange environment SaaS based M365. There are configurations that may allow email to slip in passed typical email filtering systems. This is all based on the configuration and described in this article, along with the solution.
Microsoft has ended support for Windows Server 2012R2. This means not only an end to features and bug fixes, but an end to security patches as well. Rather than building a new server from scratch, there is the option for an in-place upgrade.