Create Windows Instance in Google Cloud Platform This post is taking me away from my usual posts, Instead I will go through a quick guide on how to create a Windows Instance on Google Cloud Platform. What is Google Cloud Platform? Google Cloud Platform, is a set of cloud offering from Google which runs on…
Microsoft Exchange 2013 – 2016 September 2017 Update Microsoft made the latest CU (cumulative Updates) available for both Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2016. These updates include fixes which was reported by customers as well as includes security updates. During a previous post from Microsoft, they have informed customers that a minimum Active Directory forest functional…
Adding .Net Framework 3.5 feature failed. When trying to install .Netframework 3.5 you receive an error that the feature installation has failed. This problem occurs because security updates 2966827 and 2966828 for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-046 for the .NET Framework 3.5 require metadata that is added to the system only if the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 feature is enabled on the…
Microsoft Released Technical Preview of Project “Honolulu” In the built up to Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft has released the Technical Preview of Project Honolulu. Honolulu is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and tools to manage your environment. 1.Overview: Take a broad look at Project “Honolulu”, its architecture, deployment options, and its capabilities. https://sec.ch9.ms/ch9/1433/528cd435-2727-4db9-a016-08b853bf1433/HonoluluOverview_mid.mp4 2. Getting started: See how…
Antivirus exclusions for Exchange 2016 servers In this post, we will look at the Antivirus exclusions for Windows in order to run a successful Exchange 2016 environment. It is not uncommon to run antivirus programs on your Exchange 2016 servers, however if the configuration is not done correctly it could have some negative effects on…
Azure Security Center – Overview Azure security Center provides advanced thread protection and unified security management for a lot of different types of workload running in Azure, on premise or in other clouds. It provides an active defense which reduces your exposure to threads, and provides and intelligent detection to help you keep up to…
How to add an SSL Certificate to Azure Web App. In this post, I we quickly run through the options of assigning a SSL certificate to an Azure Web application. Something to note is that we cannot create a certificate. csr file from the Azure console. To get started you need to be logged in…
How to Add Custom Domain Name to Azure Web App. In this post, I will do a brief demonstration on how to add a Custom Domain name to an Azure Web application. By default, all Azure Web Apps has the extension azurewebsites.net. As an organization, this might not be acceptable or live up to the…
Export Exchange 2013 Certificate using PowerShell In this post, I will look at how to export an Exchange 2013 certificate with private key using PowerShell and how to verify if the certificate has the private key after export. A certificate can be exported from the exchange server as a simple backup method or to import…
How to get your Azure WordPress Web App FTP Url and Credentials. In today’s post I will quickly show, how you can get the login details to your Azure WordPress website. In a lot of instances, you just need to access the ftp site upload some file etc. To get started you need to login…
How to Enable Mailbox Auditing in Office 365 By Default, mailbox auditing is not enabled in Office 365, mailbox auditing can be turned on for log in to mailbox access by owner, delegates, and administrators. After mailbox auditing is enabled some actions performed by administrators and delegates on a mailbox is audited by default. To log…
Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell with MFA Enabled. If your organization is using MFA for all staff to provide an extra layer of security you might have found that connecting to Exchange Online using Remote PowerShell fails with an error “Access Denied”. For accounts with MFA enabled they cannot use the same method as…