That’s the end of my last #Azure breakout session at #techmentor. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s pos-con all-day masterclass designing Azure networks with zero trust security. #mvpbuzz

Talking to TechMentor Events attendees this week. I realized how much the generalist #ITPro needs skills to properly manage #SQLServer If you're a generalist IT Pro, I'd love to hear more about your challenges in managing #SQLServer databases

Pro Tip when attending #techmentor Microsoft HQ visit building 92 the visitor center. Here you can take your software coupon to buy things like Microsoft 365 Standard for 80 percent off. Xbox accessories are 50 percent off and lots of other great deals. TechMentor Events

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On behalf of Sami Laiho and myself thanks for coming out last week to TechMentor Events #techmentor it was great seeing everyone.

In addition to Group SOA Preview, Remote Mailbox SOA Preview also arrived today techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/… #MSExchange #Hybrid #LES

Last week we covered Active Directory Group Policy permissions (x.com/PyroTek3/statu…). This week, we dig into Active Directory Kerberos delegation. I have mentioned in several presentations that Kerberos delegation is impersonation. Kerberos delegation is used when a service

Over the summer, I rebuilt my Active Directory lab environment with multiple regional domains. Instead of manually configuring common issues, I decided to create a PowerShell script to do this for me. This PowerShell script will build out common configurations after you have a

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⚠️ Hackers Compromise Active Directory to Steal NTDS.dit that Leads to Full Domain Compromise Read more: cybersecuritynews.com/active-directo… Active Directory (AD) remains the foundation of authentication and authorization in Windows environments. Threat actors targeting the NTDS.dit

I had no idea this screen existed until my VM decided to act on its own. This is the Microsoft Defender Offline scan. Docs: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender…

🔒 Secure Bits 💡 Did you know 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀 from standard discovery—even from other admins? Active Directory is a “𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱-𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆” 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 by design. But 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 (𝗟𝗢𝗠) can change that. 🕵️‍♂️ Martin Handl

"On September 29th, 2025, Broadcom disclosed a local privilege escalation vulnerability, CVE-2025-41244, impacting VMware’s guest service discovery features. NVISO Labs has identified zero-day exploitation in the wild beginning mid-October 2024. The vulnerability impacts both

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