Security

Anyone who manages a file storage has to keep track of the size of files to ensure there is always enough free space. Documents, photos, backups and other can quickly… Read More »How to Find Duplicate Files

Many organizations regularly look for inactive user accounts and disable them to improve security. But the fact is, disabled accounts can actually be a bigger threat because attackers can use… Read More »How to Get Disabled Users in Active Directory with PowerShell

Active Directory users are often made members of the local Administrators group so they can manage the programs installed on their computers and do other work without help from IT… Read More »Get Members of the Local Administrators Group

Inactive Active Directory users and computers pose a serious security and compliance risk. Inactive computers often store sensitive data that can be stolen by hackers, and any inactive account can… Read More »How to Find Inactive Computers in Active Directory

As a part of security management best practices, Active Directory administrators have to find expired user accounts so they can remove or disable them before an attacker has time to… Read More »How to Find Expired User Accounts

User account lockouts are very common — they can happen whenever a user enters a wrong password more times than permitted by the organization’s security policy.  Locked-out users are temporarily… Read More »How to Find Locked-Out Accounts using PowerShell

Monitoring local groups listings is essential to Microsoft Windows Server 2016 security. Sometimes Active Directory groups or user accounts are added to the local Administrators group or other privileged groups… Read More »How to List Local Groups with PowerShell

IT pros often have to perform routine file management tasks. For example, when an employee leaves the company, they need to find all the files owned by that specific user… Read More »How to Find Files by Owner

Have you ever needed to find all computer accounts in a specific OU? You can try using Active Directory Users and Computers, but it is slow and inflexible. Another way… Read More »How to List All Computers in an OU

Locking out an account after several failed authentication attempts is a common policy in a Microsoft Windows environment. Lockouts happen for a variety of reasons: a user enters the wrong… Read More »Track Down an Account Lockout Source and the Reason with PowerShell