In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

In the Azure portal, create a Resource Group named Active-Directory-Lab and a Virtual Network called Active-Directory-VNet in the East 2 region. Figure 1.1 – Resource Group and Virtual Network setup.

It looks like Azure Active Directory Domain Services is another product to actually run Active Directory, including Group Policy, etc in Azure. I haven't looked into this because we have had an ...

This repository contains PowerShell scripts to automate the provisioning of an Active Directory Domain Controller (DC) on Windows Server 2025 in an IT-MSP production environment. These scripts ...

It is important to make sure you have a reliable backup of your domain controller. Without a backup, it is not possible to restore. This article will describe how to restore the System State on a ...

Earlier this week I saw a situation in which someone with a small, single-domain controller network performed a restoration of their domain controller. This restoration effectively reverted the Active ...

Secura digital security advisors and researchers, have discovered a highly critical vulnerability with Active Directory domain controllers. Rated as a 10 of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring ...

We are having a problem with a server – the only Active Directory controller for our small network – intermittently shutting down for no apparent reason. The company that provided the hardware thinks ...