Is a User A Local Administrator?
Q: Some of the things we do in our logon scripts require the user to be a local administrator. How can the script tell if the user is a local administrator or not, using PowerShell 7. A: Easy using PowerShell ... continue reading
Azure Files: Single Forest Multiple Domain Setup Troubleshooting
Introduction Hello everyone, this is Andrew Coughlin and I am a Customer Engineer at Microsoft focusing on Azure IaaS. In this blog I will be discussing an issue I came across while working with one of my customers. I was ... continue reading
Leverage enterprise-scale reference implementations for your cloud adoption
This post was co-authored by Sarah Lean, Senior Content Engineer, Azure In the last couple of blog posts, we followed Tailwind Traders1 on their cloud journey and how the IT team is looking to adopt Azure as part of their ... continue reading
Testing the connection to computers in the Active Directory
Q: As an administrator, I often have to do a lot of reporting on the servers in my domain. Is there a simple way to test the connection to every server in my domain or every server or client host ... continue reading
Accelerate your move to the cloud with new capabilities in Azure AD Domain Services
Howdy folks! New capabilities in Azure Active Directory Domain Services will make it easier for you to move your legacy, on-premises apps to the cloud. The additional capabilities in our managed domain services solution include geo redundancy, faster sync, and ... continue reading
Configuration Manager Current Branch Antivirus Exclusions
Hey everybody! My name is Brandon McMillan and I am a Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) CE at Microsoft. ConfigMgr Current Branch has been the standard service-based model since December 2015 with the release of version 1511. You may have ... continue reading
Deep dive into the Solorigate second-stage activation: From SUNBURST to TEARDROP and Raindrop
More than a month into the discovery of Solorigate, investigations continue to unearth new details that prove it is one of the most sophisticated and protracted intrusion attacks of the decade. Our continued analysis of threat data shows that the ... continue reading
Increasing resilience against Solorigate and other sophisticated attacks with Microsoft Defender
Even as investigations into the sophisticated attack known as Solorigate are still underway, details and insights about the tools, patterns, and methods used by the attackers point to steps that organizations can take to improve their defenses against similar attacks ... continue reading
Preparing to Manage Windows Virtual Desktops (WVD)
Introduction Technologies such as Intune and Endpoint Configuration Manager (used manage enterprise devices) are becoming more robust, and these tools can also now be used for virtual devices such as those used by Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop service in Azure ... continue reading
The dynamic duo: How to build a red and blue team to strengthen your cybersecurity, Part 1
The security community is continuously changing, growing, and learning from each other to better position the world against cyber threats. In the first post of our new Voice of the Community blog series, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager Natalia Godyla talks with Jake Williams, ... continue reading
