Since 2012, Jonathan Blackwell, an engineer and innovator, has provided engineering leadership that has put GroupID at the forefront of group and user management for Active Directory and Azure AD environments. His experience in development, marketing, and sales allows Jonathan to fully understand the Identity market and how buyers think.
Understand the major security concerns in Azure AD and MS365- Explore Microsoft’s built-in security options. For a long time, Active Directory (AD) has been the default way of managing resources in organizations. As its protocols are widely known, it has remained the prime target of ransomware attacks. However, organizations are shifting to advanced cloud applications…
Table Of Contents Users’ Attributes Management with ADUC Set-ADUser Cmdlet Set-ADUser Parameters Set-ADUser Examples Change the Office and State AD Attributes Change the Title Attribute Set the Manager Property Set Properties with “Set-ADUser Replace” Replace Multiple Attributes Update Attributes for Multiple Users Update Multiple Attributes for Users from a CSV Use Alternate Credentials Clear an…
Have you ever wondered how different groups of people in an organization can access a different set of resources and information? How are some people eligible to execute certain processes in the IT team while others are privileged to use the CRM application? Security groups in Active Directory make this happen. Network administrators assign privileges…
Table Of Contents Why are Directory Groups Ignored? Security Insecurity Active Directory Group Management Best Practices #1: Always Know What You Have #2: Use Standards #3: Establish Group Ownership #4: Implement Change Accountability #5: Periodically Certify #6: Automate Group Processes #7: Delete Unnecessary Active Directory Groups Putting Best Practices into Practice Active Directory groups are…
Only Default OU (Organizational Units) when Active Directory is Installed The Default Domain Controllers OU is just one OU present when Active Directory is first installed. This OU is used to organize and administer the domain’s domain controllers. Over time, the domain administrator can create an infinite number of OUs for the domain, but having…
Table Of Contents Roles in Active Directory Purpose of FSMO Roles Types of FSMO Roles Functions of FSMO Roles How Roles in Active Directory Work? Active Directory was officially released in February 2000 with Windows 2000 server edition. It is an identity management service that contains all the information and data about a network and…
Table of Contents Error: Term ‘Get-ADUser’ is not Recognized Pre-Requisites: (Avoiding Error) Installing PowerShell on Windows 10 Installing PowerShell on Windows Server Importing Active Directory PowerShell Module Error: Get-ADUser Not Recognized Before you start to use Get-ADUser for Active Directory User Management, you need to first verify that you have all the pre-requisites installed otherwise…
User Management via Get-ADUser Cmdlet The Get-AdUser command-let in PowerShell provides many parameters to find domain users. You can use the Identity parameters to look up the user name, provided you are already aware of it. Get-ADUser cmdlet is concerned with getting a specified user object or performing a search query to get multiple users.…
Healthcare IT & Cybersecurity Health care organizations continually face evolving cyberthreats that can put patient safety at risk. It’s essential to recognize that health cybersecurity is not just an IT issue – it encompasses every level of healthcare, from the CEO to clinicians. So, it’s not simply information – it’s about patient safety. Instead, it’s…
Active Directory Distribution Group A Distribution Group is a mail-enabled active directory group, that functions to send a message delivered to that group to multiple recipients’ inboxes who are a member of that group. We can manage some of the properties/permissions of distribution groups within Active Directory or using the Exchange Administration Center (Formerly Exchange…