Real World Corner
Run scripts with confidence - using code signing certificates!

Lesedauer 6 MinutenOn the one hand, PowerShell is a fairly powerful tool for automation. On the other hand, Microsoft and other vendors now expect users to have a basic understanding of how to use PowerShell.Some functions aren’t even available in a graphical interface at all, but must always be modified using PowerShell. It’s also reasonable to assume […]

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Hybrid infrastructure
Modern Authentication in Exchange Server - farewell, NTLM and Kerberos!

Lesedauer 13 MinutenFor some time now, Microsoft has been pointing out that the NTLM authentication protocol is outdated and that organizations should disable it entirely.However, this is easier said than done. In practice, there are still many (older) applications that continue to use NTLM instead of Kerberos for authentication. If NTLM were disabled, these applications would no […]

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Hybrid infrastructure
Control granular permissions for servers and clients via Active Directory—with group policies and PowerShell!

Lesedauer 6 MinutenLocal Active Directory infrastructures remain widespread and are therefore a popular target for attackers. To effectively reduce the attack surface and harden the infrastructure against attacks, numerous guides and articles are now available. Broadly speaking, the recommendations can be divided into the following topics: Topic Empfehlung(en) Zero Trust - No system or user is automatically […]

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Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Migration | Part 1: Options for Collaboration

Lesedauer 5 MinutenPrevious article: Merging or separating Microsoft 365 tenants - a comprehensive guideNext article: Microsoft 365 Migrations | Part 2: Management of the environments In my first post, I discussed how companies can eventually face the challenge of merging multiple IT infrastructures. This post explores how companies can collaborate within Microsoft 365 without performing an integration. […]

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Microsoft 365
Hierarchies for Exchange Address Lists - why and how does it work?

Lesedauer 5 MinutenIt is common practice to map the organizational structure of your own company in IT services. While this is not recommended in Active Directory (companies tend to restructure every few years, and this is usually not easy to implement in AD), services for Exchange Online and Teams are more suitable for this purpose. This is […]

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