Tag: Windows
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STIG
Updated:We're not talking Top Gear. STIG = System Technical Implementation Guide References http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/Pages/index.aspx https://www.stigviewer.com/
Netsh Commands for NPS
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878504(v=ws
CVE - Security Vunerability Datasource
https://www.cvedetails.com/index.php https://www.cvedetails.com/top-50-products.php
Oracle Database Patches
Updated:Having had to get an Oracle DB expert in to update our Oracle database server a rescan with Nessus still shows some vulnerabilities. c:\> cd \Oracle\produc
Setting the Killbit for an ActiveX Control
Updated:Adding a killbit for a control that Nessus says requires one. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/240797/how-to-stop-an-activex-control-from-running-i
OpenVPN & DNS Lookup Failures
Updated:I've noticed that occasionally my OpenVPN connection fails to resolve host names for systems at the other end of the tunnel. If I check the DHCP settings I can see I am being pushed the DNS servers for the remote end, but nslookup fails to use them.
Hardening Windows
Updated:When it comes to Microsoft Windows straight out of the box it's full of security weaknesses. These are a number of ways to harden it so that your vulnerabi
Java Certificates
Updated:Certificates are the bane of my existence! After applying some updated certificates to Windows servers some of the systems are now failing to connect to da
Java SSL/TLS Ciphers
Updated:You can specify what cipher suites Java uses by editing the file: %JAVA_HOME%\lib\security\java.security This file must also be used by the Java applicatio
VMware Horizon logjam
Updated:Response to CVE-2015-4000 (a.k.a., Logjam) for Horizon View and Horizon 6 products (2121183) https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?languag