Understanding Microsoft Security Baselines and Applying Them – Part 2

Importing the Security Baselines into AD easily The easiest method of importing all the settings into AD is a script that is included with the baselines, it's stored beneath the Scripts folder named "Baseline-ADImport.ps1". Baseline-ADImport.ps1 Imported GPO's in AD In the image above you can see everything that is imported with the Security Baseline for … Continue reading Understanding Microsoft Security Baselines and Applying Them – Part 2 →

Understanding Microsoft Security Baselines and Applying Them – Part 1

What are security baselines? Why do I need them? Security Baselines are published by various companies however I will focus strictly on Microsoft Security Baselines, and how to apply them safely in your environment. Microsoft Security Baselines are created to give our customers a benchmark and to utilize the latest features possible, while also guiding … Continue reading Understanding Microsoft Security Baselines and Applying Them – Part 1 →

Side-Channel Attack Mitigation via GPO (Group Policy Objects)

What is the side-channel attack we need to be aware of? The main side-channel attack we refer to in IT are more specifically the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Both of these leveraged a cache-based vulnerability in modern-day CPU's. There have been numerous vulnerabilities linked to the same core-issue but they are treated as individual CVE's and as such have … Continue reading Side-Channel Attack Mitigation via GPO (Group Policy Objects) →