Sam Metzler

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A Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is an 802.1x network security solution that uses public-private key cryptography to authenticate users for online resources. PKIs can be configured to authenticate for Wi-Fi, web applications, VPN, desktop logon, and much more. However, setting ... Read More The post Microsoft PKI Best Practices appeared ... Read More

Improving cyber security is crucial for organizations as one cyber attack could trigger the downfall and bankruptcy of an entire business. That’s why end-to-end encryption has become a network security standard because it involves encrypting an online connection between two ... Read More The post TLS/SSL Encryption with Azure appeared ... Read More

Over 30 millions businesses have fewer than 1,000 employees and many don’t have the IT budget to provide effective network security. Managed Service Providers (MSP) are a godsend for small businesses because they assist or take over IT infrastructures for ... Read More The post Best Cyber Security Practices for ... Read More

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations all over the world have closed their offices and sent their employees home to work remotely. The mass exodus from the office to remote working has caused a rise in VPN use; influencing the ... Read More The post Securing VPN Authentication with RADIUS ... Read More

Directory servers make it easy for admins to store and access resources including user and device information, computers, files, server, and much more. Back in the old days, in order to look up a file, a user needed to know ... Read More The post Active Directory: Explained appeared first ... Read More

Although MAC Randomization has been around for a few years, it has really grown in popularity with the beta version of Apple iOS 14 update because it’s a default enabled setting. MAC Randomization could be a revolutionary step for user ... Read More The post A Passpoint Solution for MAC ... Read More

The purpose of online directories is to store resources on the network in a way that it’s simple to access. Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) has risen through the ranks to become the top online directory in the software industry. What ... Read More The post AD DS: Explained appeared first ... Read More

The RADIUS protocol is used by thousands of organizations to protect their networks. Network admins set up RADIUS servers to verify approved network users, drastically reducing the risk of a compromised network. RADIUS can be configured to authenticate access to ... Read More The post Can I Use NPS with ... Read More

For many years, LDAP has been the dominant protocol for secure user authentication for on-premise directories. Organizations have used LDAP to store and retrieve data from directory services and is a critical part of the blueprint for Active Directory (AD), ... Read More The post Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): ... Read More

Cyber crime is a genuine threat now that everyone’s information is uploaded online. It is critical for organizations to keep their users’ information protected from outside threats, otherwise they could be looking at a major catastrophe. Many Azure admins have ... Read More The post A PKI Solution for Azure ... Read More