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SMB signing required by default in Windows Insider

Heya folks, Ned here again. Beginning in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 (Canary, zn_release) Enterprise editions, SMB signing is now required by default for all connections. This changes legacy behavior, where Windows 10 and 11 required SMB signing by ... continue reading
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Tidying Up URLs: Removing Trailing Slashes in Azure Static Web Apps

Introduction In the ever-evolving digital landscape, the importance of clean, well-structured URLs cannot be overstated. A well-crafted URL not only improves user experience, but it also boosts your website's SEO ranking. One common issue web developers and content creators face ... continue reading
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New macOS vulnerability, Migraine, could bypass System Integrity Protection

A new vulnerability, which we refer to as “Migraine” for its involvement with macOS migration, could allow an attacker with root access to automatically bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS and perform arbitrary operations on a device. We shared ... continue reading
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Mastering AKS Troubleshooting #3: Kernel view and AKS Observability

Introduction This blog post concludes the three part series that addresses common networking problems that may occur while working with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Although AKS is a managed container orchestration service, issues can still arise, requiring troubleshooting.   The ... continue reading
Volt Typhoon targets US critical infrastructure with living-off-the-land techniques

Volt Typhoon targets US critical infrastructure with living-off-the-land techniques

Microsoft has uncovered stealthy and targeted malicious activity focused on post-compromise credential access and network system discovery aimed at critical infrastructure organizations in the United States. The attack is carried out by Volt Typhoon, a state-sponsored actor based in China ... continue reading
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Mastering AKS Troubleshooting #2: VNet cross-connectivity and Port resolution

Introduction This post is the second in a three-part series on troubleshooting common networking issues with Azure Kubernetes (AKS), a managed container orchestration service. Scenarios in this post were the result of an intensive one-day bootcamp specifically targeting advanced AKS networking ... continue reading
How to run PowerShell scripts on Azure VMs with Terraform

How to run PowerShell scripts on Azure VMs with Terraform

The other day I published a comprehensive blog post about deploying gMSA on AKS with Terraform. As part of that blog post, I deployed an Azure VM and ran a script on it to deploy Active Directory Domain Services. Today, ... continue reading
Microsoft Build - Sessions for IT Pros

Microsoft Build – Sessions for IT Pros

If the latest in code and application development is not your focus area of technology, you might be tempted to give the Microsoft Build conference a miss this week. But if you manage infrastructure & cloud resources, play with low-code/no-code ... continue reading
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Mastering AKS Troubleshooting #1: Resolving Connectivity and DNS Failures

Introduction AKS or Azure Kubernetes Service is a fully managed Kubernetes container orchestration service that enables you to deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications easily. However, even with the most robust systems issues can arise that require troubleshooting.    This ... continue reading
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Unified Update Platform with ConfigMgr – Questions from the Field

Hello everyone! I´m Stefan Röll, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft Germany for Intune and Microsoft Configuration Manager. In the past weeks, I got a lot of questions from customers around the recently released Unified Update Platform (UUP). In this Blog ... continue reading