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Microsoft Partially Reverses Windows Update Naming Change After Administrator Backlash

#Windows11 #Microsoft #WindowsUpdate #ITAdmins #SysAdmin #PatchManagement #Windows11 #BigTech

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/11/04/microsoft-partially-reverses-windows-update-naming-change-after-administrator-backlash-xcxwbn

Copilot for Exchange Server On-Premises? Microsoft Tests Waters

#Microsoft #Copilot #ExchangeServer #OnPremise #DataSovereignty #Cloud #EnterpriseIT #AI #Microsoft365 #HybridCloud #DataPrivacy #ITAdmins #CyberSecurity #BigTech

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/10/23/copilot-for-exchange-on-premises-microsoft-tests-waters-xcxwbn

#Linux #hivemind

TL;DR: How would you deploy a maintainable Linux build to 14 PCs?

I have a lab network of 14 PCs at $dayjob. I want them all to have the same Linux build/image, with the same apps - (probably) Plasma, VirtualBox, LibreOffice, Packet Tracer (so JRE as well) as the basics, plus various other tools.

If the users mess up the machine somehow, they need to be easily re-imaged. It would be nice if /home could optionally be preserved, but not essential.

I am currently the most Linux-savvy person in the team that will be looking after these PCs. I'm not there all the time, so this needs to be maintainable by techies who don't daily drive Arch.

I know #Ansible could be a good option, meaning I have some flexibility with which distro. (I am open to different distros for this.) #Nix or #NixOS could also work, but the learning curve for that could be pretty steep (for me - steeper for the rest of the team), plus its non-standard approach to Linux might be confusing for some.

I guess some solution using a PXE boot and then an auto-deployed script or definition file?

#ITAdmins #ITAdministration #AskFedi #SysAdmin

In the world of security information and event management (#SIEM) solutions, time to value can take longer than most #security teams want to admit.💲⏰ This is why you want a well-structured initial setup for your SIEM. It will help you catch what matters most as well as set the stage for faster insights, reduced alert fatigue, and smoother handoffs between security, IT, and compliance. 🙌

Learn about 7 practical SIEM configurations that will help improve your time to value, so you can get the most security bang for your budget buck.💥

Dig into the details of these 7 best SIEM setup practices:
1️⃣ Identifying basic use cases
2️⃣ Selecting initial log sources
3️⃣ Configuring data pipelines
4️⃣ Routing data to chosen storage
5️⃣ Setting user permissions
6️⃣ Building detections and alerts
7️⃣ Building dashboards and compliance reports

https://graylog.org/post/7-siem-configurations-to-improve-your-time-to-value/ #cybersecurity #infosec #ITadmins

Parsing JSON is the modern IT environment version of a colorful Trapper Keeper. 🗂️ 📚 📁🎒 It's a widely-used, human-readable, and machine-readable data exchange format which structures data using text. 🔠 It's a data-serialization standard that many programming languages support, which streamlines a programmer's ability to integrate and manipulate the data. 👍

Let's take a closer look at JSON and learn:
❓ How to make JSON readable
🤔 What it means to parse JSON
❗ Why JSON parsing is important
💻 How to parse a JSON file
👍 JSON logging best practices

https://graylog.org/post/what-to-know-parsing-json/ #devs #ITadmins

Security Baseline for M365 Apps for enterprise v2412 http://dlvr.it/TGnnrK #M365 #Microsoft365 #SecurityBaseline #ITadmins

To upgrade, or not to upgrade, that is the question. 🤔 If you’re trying to decide if or when to do a Feature Update, then these best practices for troubleshooting a #WindowsServer upgrade might help you. 👀

Are you wondering about...
❓ What an in-place Windows Server upgrade is
❓ Which version of Windows Server you should upgrade to
❓ Reasons for upgrading Windows Servers
❓ How to troubleshoot a Windows Server upgrade

If you've questions about this process... we've got answers! ✨👇
https://graylog.org/post/best-practices-for-troubleshooting-a-windows-server-upgrade/ #Windows #ITadmins #logdata #logmanagement

To upgrade, or not to upgrade, that is the question. 🤔 If you’re trying to decide if or when to do a Feature Update, then these best practices for troubleshooting a #WindowsServer upgrade might help you. 👀

Are you wondering about...
❓ What an in-place Windows Server upgrade is
❓ Which version of Windows Server you should upgrade to
❓ Reasons for upgrading Windows Servers
❓ How to troubleshoot a Windows Server upgrade

If you've questions about this process... we've got answers! ✨👇
https://graylog.org/post/best-practices-for-troubleshooting-a-windows-server-upgrade/ #Windows #ITadmins #logdata #logmanagement

To upgrade, or not to upgrade, that is the question. 🤔 If you’re trying to decide if or when to do a Feature Update, then these best practices for troubleshooting a #WindowsServer upgrade might help you. 👀

Are you wondering about...
❓ What an in-place Windows Server upgrade is
❓ Which version of Windows Server you should upgrade to
❓ Reasons for upgrading Windows Servers
❓ How to troubleshoot a Windows Server upgrade

If you've questions about this process... we've got answers! ✨👇
https://graylog.org/post/best-practices-for-troubleshooting-a-windows-server-upgrade/ #Windows #ITadmins #logdata #logmanagement

To upgrade, or not to upgrade, that is the question. 🤔 If you’re trying to decide if or when to do a Feature Update, then these best practices for troubleshooting a #WindowsServer upgrade might help you. 👀

Are you wondering about...
❓ What an in-place Windows Server upgrade is
❓ Which version of Windows Server you should upgrade to
❓ Reasons for upgrading Windows Servers
❓ How to troubleshoot a Windows Server upgrade

If you've questions about this process... we've got answers! ✨👇
https://graylog.org/post/best-practices-for-troubleshooting-a-windows-server-upgrade/ #Windows #ITadmins #logdata #logmanagement

To upgrade, or not to upgrade, that is the question. 🤔 If you’re trying to decide if or when to do a Feature Update, then these best practices for troubleshooting a #WindowsServer upgrade might help you. 👀

Are you wondering about...
❓ What an in-place Windows Server upgrade is
❓ Which version of Windows Server you should upgrade to
❓ Reasons for upgrading Windows Servers
❓ How to troubleshoot a Windows Server upgrade

If you've questions about this process... we've got answers! ✨👇
https://graylog.org/post/best-practices-for-troubleshooting-a-windows-server-upgrade/ #Windows #ITadmins #logdata #logmanagement

Wie #ITAdmins die Welt (ein bisschen) verbessern können

In jedem Unternehmen wird täglich unzählige Male der #InternetExplorer geöffnet. Jedes Mal wird der Anwender mit #clickbait #News konfrontiert!
Unweigerlich bleibt Mensch für Sekunden hängen oder liest dramatische Nachrichten.

IT Administratoren können dem #Browser per GPO Einstellung dieses schädliche Verhalten untersagen. Das #Betriebsklima und die #Produktivität verbessert sich signifikant! Bittet die Kollegen dies zu tun.

Let's talk about why geolocation matters. 🗺️ 🌎 As orgs continue to adapt to remote work, IT teams face the challenge of monitoring and analyzing an expanding array of IP addresses from various locations. #Graylog’s geolocation feature offers a powerful solution to this challenge, allowing teams to extract and visualize geographic information from IP addresses in their logs. 🙌

In this informative blog you can learn:
🏗️ How to set up geolocation in Graylog
👁️ How to visualize geolocation data
💡 All about S3 integration
... and more.

Happy reading! 📖
https://graylog.org/post/graylog-geolocation-mapping-your-log-data/ #cybersecurity #infosec #ITadmins

Ich denke seit längerem darüber nach, selbst einen #Podcast zum Thema #itsicherheit zu starten, um mehr Personen zu erreichen, als mir das im beruflichen Alltag möglich ist. Zielgruppe: #ITAdmins, Teamleiter, #ISBs, #DSBs, #ISOs und #CISOs u.ä.

Themen hätte ich jede Menge in den Kategorien Grundlagenwissen, Lessons Learned aus diversen bekannten Vorfällen, Paradigmen, #Trends wie #zerotrust, #ki, #ml und was funktioniert tatsächlich oder auch nicht in #Prävention, #Schwachstellenmanagement #Detektion und #Reaktion bis hin zu grundsätzlichen gesellschaftlichen und philosophischen Fragen.

Derzeit scheue ich noch den Aufwand, weil ich bereits an meiner Belastungsgrenze bin. Wenn ich das durchziehen will, muss ich also etwas ändern. Frage mich nur, wie viele ich damit überhaupt erreichen würde. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ich denke seit längerem darüber nach, selbst einen #Podcast zum Thema #itsicherheit zu starten, um mehr Personen zu erreichen, als mir das im beruflichen Alltag möglich ist. Zielgruppe: #ITAdmins, Teamleiter, #ISBs, #DSBs, #ISOs und #CISOs u.ä.

Themen hätte ich jede Menge in den Kategorien Grundlagenwissen, Lessons Learned aus diversen bekannten Vorfällen, Paradigmen, #Trends wie #zerotrust, #ki, #ml und was funktioniert tatsächlich oder auch nicht in #Prävention, #Schwachstellenmanagement #Detektion und #Reaktion bis hin zu grundsätzlichen gesellschaftlichen und philosophischen Fragen.

Derzeit scheue ich noch den Aufwand, weil ich bereits an meiner Belastungsgrenze bin. Wenn ich das durchziehen will, muss ich also etwas ändern. Frage mich nur, wie viele ich damit überhaupt erreichen würde. 🤷🏻‍♂️

For all you #ITadmins out there, what would you say is the best #Business #Password manager to deploy to employees?

#it #technology #tech #passwordmanager