devops Cloud Use Case Analysis This post is an Azure and AWS comparison that covers thought processes for adoption. Please consider the following questions before proceeding:What fits the existing culture best?How much of an investment would
devops Docker & Kubernetes Home Lab Setup This post covers installing both Docker & Kubernetes on Windows 10 Pro/Ent using Hyper-V/PowerShell/Chocolatey. Ensure Hyper-V features are enabled before proceeding. All commands below are ran via PS.— Docker Setup
windows Domain Auditing for Microsoft AD/GP This post is brought to you as short and sweet as possible. The following is written to provide guidance and transparency for those seeking out simplistic answers to complex compliance requirements. With expensive
devops CDN Features w/ Cloudflare The following is a summary of the security features Cloudflare offers to help mediate risk. Cloudflare is a Content Delivery Network that focuses on simplicity and ease of use. In order to setup,
devops SysOps AWS Certification Preparation This cert was my first after 10 years professionally in the industry. It's a fun one that you shouldn't ever take literal. After using AWS for 5 years I decided achieving and attaining
infosec DUO MFA for RADIUS VPN Connections This covers implementation for MFA via firewall VPN connections using RADIUS for authorization. 1.) Log into your DUO admin panel and create an application for RADIUS.2.) Install the DUO Auth Proxy client
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windows Nano Server 2016 I recently took a dive into Nano Server 2016 and it's capabilities. I figured I'd share my findings and explain how to get exposure and setup a Nano Server.You'll need:Nano Server
windows PXE Boot Surface MDT/WDS This is a simple how-to for booting Surface Pro 4's to PXE. This guide utilizes both PXE and UEFI on a MDT/WDS setup.Verify the following DHCP roles are configured on the
devops AWS Tools Defensive:Scout2: https://github.com/nccgroup/Scout2 – Security auditing tool for AWS environments (Python)Prowler: https://github.com/toniblyx/prowler – CIS benchmarks and additional checks for security best practices in AWS (Shell Script)
windows Security Practices to Preach This document is intended for readers with some experience in information technology.Defensive Security is a critical and effective way of thinking. In this post we'll cover it from a domain perspective aka
infosec Windows 10 Privacy Hardening I've been asked by colleagues to write down my process for hardening windows systems and share. Many of these people have extensive backgrounds in UNIX, but aren't familiar with Windows environments. This post
windows Windows 2016 Domain Controller Setup This guide assumes you have a hyper-visor and VMs and/or physical boxes to support this setup. This guide uses fresh install of Server 2016 fully patched up for reference.Install the following
devops MSSQL .BAK Encryption This post goes over TSQL commands to setup and test encrypted backups for MSSQL. Commands provided are intended to be ran on both a Source and Target instance. These should be ran using
devops Drupal/WordPress Environment w/ Docker This Tutorial assumes your have Docker Toolbox installed and fully operational.Within Docker Quickstart Terminal get a copy of the latest MySQL image:$docker pull mysqlStart your MySQL container running:$docker run --name
windows Selenium Setup in Visual Studio This is a generalized guide for configuring Selenium on Windows.1) Create a directory named Selenium under C:\2) Copy the directory downloaded from http://docs.seleniumhq.org/download/ in this example I'm
windows Chocolatey w/ PsExec for Patch Management This post covers through deploying Chocolatey to enterprise network devices. The idea is to have a solution for 3rd party product patching that's both free and incredibly efficient. To start you'll need domain
devops FrankenClam for Windows (ClamWin/ClamAV and Yara) This guide is for piecing together an opensource solution to trigger AV scans upon file upload within Web Apps.Installed Software: http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/249/1/ https://www.python.org/
infosec AntiXSS for ASP .NET Common attack vector defense for Windows Server.This can be done and implemented with NuGet for continuous integration.Add the following to the httpRuntime tag in your config. If the following keys already
