Tag: Security
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How To Configure BitLocker on Windows 7 RC – Everything You Need To Know About BitLocker
I have had many questions about BitLocker so I thought I would answer them in this blog post. What is BitLocker and Why Should I Care? BitLocker is a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) component that allows you to protect data on hard drives. BitLocker is the name given to the encryption component that works…
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Disable Adding USB Drive and Memory Sticks via Group Policy and Group Policy Preferences
If you do not have Group Policy Preferences installed see Install Group Policy Preferences. This link tells you how to do it in a 2003 domain. In a 2008 domain it is much easer as all you have to do is enable the feature. See “The Steps” section below if you need a step by…
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Installing and Managing Group Policy Preferences on a Windows Server 2003 Domain
It is possible to run Group Policy Preferences on a Windows Server 2003 Domain. This post will step you through the process so you can get it deployed in your organization if you have not yet upgraded your domain to Windows Server 2008. I am a huge fan of Windows Server 2008 so if you…
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Awesome Must Have System Tools – Windows Sysinternals (Every IT Pro should have in their toolbox)
At the Windows Server User Group in Waltham MA this week we talked about system tools that IT Pro’s use to make their life easier. Many tools were presented by many people. Many of these tools were part of the Sysinternals tool set so I thought I would make a post to organize these tools…
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Windows Connections 2008 Hyper-V Security Deck
WMS07 – Hyper-V Security and Best Practices You can get the rest of the decks from this event here Attachment: WMS07 – Hyper-V Security and Best Practices.pptx 1 Comments Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, Events, Security, resources, Dan Stolts
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Windows Connections 2008 Decks
Thanks to all those that attended the Las Vegas Windows Connections this week. Here are my decks. WMS02 – Deploying Hyper-V Best Practices WMS03 – Managing WSUS 3.0 WMS06 – Tech Intro to DPM NOTE: WMS07 – Hyper-V Security and Best Practices is not included in this post. See other post for that deck See…