Rich·Oct 3TryHackMe Active Directory Basics WalkthroughTL;DR Walkthrough of the TryHackMe Active Directory Basics network room and a few of our notes on things TryHackMe didn’t mention.
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Rich·Jan 11, 2025Mishky’s AD Range Version 1.1 & DSCTL;DR I updated Mishky’s Range to include MSSQL, handle networking settings better, and learned about DSC along the way. The setup was also…
Rich·Dec 14, 2024Automating Caching Credentials for Cyber RangesTL;DR howto automate caching credentials locally on Windows domain VMs in various places for cyber range purposes.
Rich·Nov 14, 2024DACL PrimerTL;DR DACLs are the very basis of security in Windows. We have seen some misinformation out there though, so this is a ‘break it down…
Rich·Jul 24, 2024Administer AD DS Applied Skills Credential ReviewTL;DR Review of the Microsoft APL-1008 course and AD DS Applied Skills hands on assessment.A response icon2A response icon2
Rich·Dec 24, 2023How to setup an AD lab in AzureTL;DR IaC & explanation of how to setup an AD lab in Azure with 2 DCs & 1 domain workstation.
Rich·Nov 27, 2023Smartcards and Pass-the-HashTL;DR smartcards are great for anti-phishing, stopping users from writing passwords down on sticky notes, and/or sharing them. They do not…
Rich·Nov 26, 2023The Poor Man’s Honeypot; setting up a simple honey tokenTL;DR how to setup a honey token, aka a honey file, to audit for those scanning all domain share drives for information useful in an…