A security policy is the bridle with which the Active Directory administrator controls and secures the organizational resources spread over many network computers. If somebody tires to manipulate those carefully… Read More »How to track critical policy changes in AD environment
Millions of organizations from all parts of the world use Windows Server 2008 R2. It is quite necessary to audit the Active Directory from both security point of view and… Read More »How to enable Active Directory security auditing
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 have been one of the most widely deployed servers in the project setups where they are used for supporting collaborative work environments. However, because… Read More »How to enable file and folder access auditing on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
Microsoft Active Directory stores user logon history data in the event logs on domain controllers. Starting from Windows Server 2008 and up to Windows Server 2016, the event ID for… Read More »How to Get Active Directory User Login History using PowerShell
The rules and settings configured for an organizational unit (OU) in Microsoft Active Directory (AD) apply to all members of that OU, controlling things like user permissions and access to… Read More »How to Get a List of All Users from a Specific OU with PowerShell
Every computer account, like every user account, is a door into your network. If computer accounts are not protected with proper password settings and disabled in a timely manner, or… Read More »How to Export a Computer List from Active Directory
Export NTFS Permissions to Spot Overexposure of Your Critical Data The less data is exposed, the safer it is. To ensure that only eligible users have access to critical systems… Read More »How to Export Folder Permissions to Excel or CSV File
Keep an Eye on Login Password Changes in SQL Server to Minimize the Risk of Account Compromise No user should ever change a login password for Windows SQL Server without… Read More »How to Track Login Password Changes in SQL Server