Parse env:Path with PowerShell
The environment variable PATH (combined SYSTEM PATH and USER PATH) can be tricky to parse if you want to check…
Creating dashboards with content spanning Log Analytics, Application Insights and Azure
The Azure portal provides an easy to use dashboard experience which allows you to easily pin items from Azure and…
Replacing GSM in SCOM with Application Insights
If you use Microsoft’s Global Service Monitor (GSM) in SCOM you may have run into something like this recently: Description:…
Integrated Apps Ransomware Potential Exploit
I saw this exploit on LinkedIn and its fairly troubling. Essentially if a user accepts a Third Party Add In…
Create Zero-Touch Windows 10 ISO
I’ve recently been doing some testing between the different Windows 10 releases, and wanted to quick way to be able…
3 Steps to a Self-Healing Business
One of the greatest risks to any business that is highly dependent upon the reliability of their equipment is down…
Value of Stolen Data Often Dictates Hacker Behavior
Beware of the old deceptive denial of service attack… I recently read an interesting article written by Paul Mazzucco,…
Part 4: IoT, When my Home Thermostat Becomes a Weapon
In the third segment of this series (Part 3), we reviewed an expanded review of relevant examples of threats posed…
Part 3: IoT, When my Home Thermostat Becomes a Weapon
In this, Part 3 of the series, let us continue to look at few more nasty security risks associated with…
Part 2: IoT, When my Home Thermostat Becomes a Weapon
In the first segment (Part 1), I shared some viewpoints on Internet of Things (IoT) devices, namely using the home…