Category: Security
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Domain Joins on a Short Leash: Delegating Least-Privilege Rights to Specific OUs (Before Your Service Accounts Run Wild)
Tired of rogue computer objects cluttering your Active Directory? This guide shows you how to properly delegate least-privilege Domain Join rights to service accounts—scoped only to specific OUs. No more domain-wide superpowers or security nightmares. Follow the step-by-step wizard walkthrough and lock it down securely.
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Commvault Just Dropped a Bomb at SHIFT 2025: Welcome to the Unity Era
I just wrapped up watching the replays and digging through the announcements from Commvault’s SHIFT 2025 event in NYC last week and the Virtual event. And honestly? Wow, Just Wow! They call it the Commvault Cloud Unity platform release, and for once the marketing hyperbole feels… earned. Here’s the jest of what they announced and…
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The Future of VMware Updates: How to Survive the Broadcom Download Token Shift
In mid-2025, Broadcom retired VMware’s public update repositories, necessitating a shift to token-based authentication for updates via customer-specific URLs. To update VMware systems, users must obtain a Download Token from the Broadcom Support Portal and utilize a PowerShell script, ensuring all configurations are modernized for future security and functionality.
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Unlocking Secrets: A Guide to Windows Credential Manager in PowerShell
Redux of Previous Post that has been archived as I felt like I could do it more justice. Over the years I have done ton of different ways of dealing with Credentials in scripts, the whole just do Get-Credential and enter it every time I run the script but that is a great for one…
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Commvault Cleanroom Recovery
As I kid, we always thought that the boogieman was lurking in the dark and under our bed, now days we have a boogieman lurking in the cyber world. That boogeyman is just waiting to pounce on your precious data and wreak havoc on your digital world. In a serous manner we all know that…
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Commvault Cloud: A Customer-Centric Evolution in Data Assurance
Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of data protection, Commvault Systems has unveiled its latest stride forward: Commvault Cloud, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform powered by Metallic AI. This transformative move is not just a response to the current needs but a result of a carefully orchestrated progression in alignment with the dynamic shifts…
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Using Windows Credential Manager with Powershell.
I have been having trouble for a while dealing with credentials and how to store them when using them in scripts. I have done the whole just do Get-Credential and enter it every time I run the script but that is a great for one off scripts but not for scheduled tasks. In the past…
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VMworld Announcement of AppDefense
I was completely immersed when they announced AppDefense. I had to dig and find out some more. This is an over view of what I have found thus far. AppDefense is designed to protect your virtual and cloud based applications. Traditional security is Network related. In the past VMware infrastructure, you had to run NSX…
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