Security

Last Updated on 2 Feb. 2009, Total: 77 Knowledge Base Tips

  1. Encrypting the system volumes on a server

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 18 June 2009
    • Section: Security

    Why encrypting the system volume on a server is usually not a good idea... Read More

  2. Pros and Cons of Disabling NTLMv1

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 Aug. 2008
    • Section: Security

    Is it a good idea to disable LM and NTLMv1 authentication on Windows networks and allow only NTLMv2 authentication?... Read More

  3. Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 22 Jan. 2008
    • Section: Security

    Windows Server 2003 comes out of the box very hardened in some areas. One of these is through Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. Here is how to disable it... Read More

  4. Find all encrypted files

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 8 Jan. 2008
    • Section: Security

    How to find all the EFS encrypted files on a machine... Read More

  5. Creating a password reset disk

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 2 Jan. 2008
    • Section: Security

    Creating a password reset disk... Read More

  6. Listening ports and services

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 Nov. 2007
    • Section: Security

    How to find what ports your server is listening on and which service is listening on each port... Read More

  7. Port 445 and trust creation

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 4 Oct. 2007
    • Section: Security

    How port 445 is used in trust creation... Read More

  8. Enabling Windows Firewall on domain controllers

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 8 Aug. 2007
    • Section: Security

    Steps for enabling WF on domain controllers... Read More

  9. Configuring Security for Server Based Printers

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 26 July 2007
    • Section: Security

    Anytime you are using a printer in a large network environment you need to make sure it is securely distributed. Here we look at how to set security permissions on a server based printer... Read More

  10. Schema vs. Enterprise vs. Domain Admins

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 June 2007
    • Section: Security

    Domain admins can basically do anything, anywhere in the forest... Read More