Renew certificate in Exchange Server 2019
Exchange Server 2019 certificate renewal can be a daunting task. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to simplify the process and make sure that your certificate is up to…
Windows Password GPO: Increase minimum password length to 15 or more characters
DoD STIG CAT II: Windows Server 2019 manually managed application/service account password must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. It must be at least 15 characters in…
Skype for Business Server 2019 : Update fails
Trying to apply July 2022 update on Skype for Business Server 2019 and it failed. Error 1603: Server.msp had errors installing. Looking into Server.msp<>_log file under c:\users\c<username>\AppData\local\temp\ shed some light.…
Nessus Findings: SQL Server Using Self-signed Certificate And SHA-1
I believe beginning SQL 2016 self-signed certificates are being issued using SHA-2 but older SQL server are issued SHA-1. I have to replace the self-signed certificate with CA issued certificate.…
Nessus Findings: Disable weak protocols and cipher suites
I am remediating the Nessus findings relating to weak protocols and cipher suites. Basically disabling TLS 1.0 protocols and 3DES-CBC3 cipher suite. This will serve as a note for me…
Nessus scan: Symantec Endpoint not disabling Windows Defender Antivirus
I use Symantec Endpoint Protection as AV in my environment. It should automatically disable Windows Defender Antivirus but it did not. Nessus started flagging since I do not update the…